is the opposite of oppression and is deeply connected with the ontological vocation of humanization, the process by which people become “beings for themselves” instead of “beings for others” (61).
278 SUPERHERO SUPERHERO 279
Barreaux, Adolphe Majestic Studios 172 Barthes, Roland 236 Bat, The 35
Batgirl 106
Batman 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 22, 26, 33, 34, 38, 41, 45, 48, 54, 72, 87, 88, 98, 99, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 112, 117, 118, 121, 124, 147, 150, 157, 163, 181, 182, 186, 187, 198, 199, 204, 215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 230, 237, 238
“The Laughing Fish” 109 animated series 215, 220 the Batcave 157
the Batmobile 157
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1, 6, 7, 105, 110, 111, 197, 216, 217, 218, 224
Batman: The Killing Joke 86, 106 Batman: Year One 117
Batman & Robin (film) 1, 3 Batman (film) 1, 78
Batman Adventures 222, 224 Batman Begins (film) 4, 110 Batson, Billy 15, 24, 118, 123, 212,
228 Beast 121, 213 Beck, C.C. 205 Bensington, Mr. 131 Beowulf 49, 122, 124 Beowulf (epic poem) 62 Beresford, J.D. 134, 137, 141 Bernardo 157, 158
Beta-Ray Bill 215 Betty and Veronica 16
Beverly Hillbillies, The (tv series) 59 Big, Mister 80, 84, 96
Bill Barnes (periodical) 189, 190 bin Laden, Osama 64, 233 Bird, Robert Montgomery 150 Birth of a Nation, The (film) 188 Blackbeard, Bill 176, 177, 178 Blackshirt 157
Black Adam 99 Black Bat, The 35, 36
Black Goliath 46
Black Master, The 72, 90, 162 Black Master, The (novel) 162 Black Panther 47
Black Pirate, The (film) 124 Black Star, The 182 Black Widow 73, 75 Blake, Dr. Donald 15
Blakeney, Sir Percy Lord 155, 157 Blue Beetle, The 200
Bolland, Bruce 106 Bolt, Thomas 153
Bond, James 3, 61, 69, 76, 79, 80, 81, 85, 90, 96
Boone, Daniel 186
Boreas the North Wind 121 Boris, Prince of Mars 173 Bork, Neils 141
Bradley, Slam 170 Bradtreet, Simon 148
Brady, James “Old King” 152 Brainiac 102, 103
Brant, Betty 10 Breur, Miles J. 191 Brooker, Will 237
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, The 73 Brubaker, Ed 21, 22
Bucky 43
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 48, 52, 174 Bullock, Detective Harvey 57 Bull of Heaven 62
Bumppo, Natty 65, 119, 186 Burke, Clyde 154
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 135, 143, 145, 158, 159, 160
Barsoom 145 Burton, Tim 1, 3, 6, 7
Bush, President George W. 64, 233 Busiek, Kurt 19, 20, 197, 222, 224,
230
“A Little Knowledge” 224 Byrne, John 8, 9, 74, 101, 215, 217,
221, 224 bystander stories 20
C
Cage, Nicholas 4
Calais 121 Callan, John 140 Camelot 67 Camp, Brian 179 Campbell, John 144 Campbell, Joseph 122
Captain America 3, 15, 26, 43, 47, 50, 67, 92, 121, 202, 205, 208, 210, 212, 235, 238
Captain America’s Weird Tales 204 Captain Cold 97, 109
Captain Mar-Vell 74, 212, 217 Captain Marvel 1, 15, 24, 99, 123,
168, 199, 200, 204, 212, 215, 225, 227, 235
Captain Marvel Jr. 15 Cardigan, Phil 169
Carpenter, William 82, 114, 138, 139 Carr, Snapper 50
Carter, Chick 153
Carter, John 51, 119, 127, 135, 136, 143, 144, 147, 159, 170, 191 Carter, Nick 68, 136, 152, 156 Casablanca (film) 59
Catwoman 72 Catwoman (film) 2
Cawelti, John 57, 59, 68, 116, 126 Chabon, Michael 4, 15, 16, 18 Charles I, King 150
Charlton heroes, the 215 Chaykin, Howard 38, 191 Chiklis 13
Chiklis, Michael 4, 5 Chill, Joe 10, 96, 104 Chingachgook 119, 120, 232 Church, Benjamin 126 Clade, Dawson 35 Clay, Sammy 15 Cleopatra 221 Clock, The 171 Cole, Jack 205
Comics Magazine, The 170 Comic Strip Century, The 178 Connors, Doctor Curtis 63 Constantine, John 51, 52 Constantine (film) 4 Conway, Gerry 213
Cooper, James Fenimore 65, 126, 150 Corben, Richard 219
Cosmopolitan 191 Crackerjack 224 Cranston, Lamont 154 Crime Club, The 156
Crime Syndicate of America 212 Crimson Avenger, The 38, 43, 200 Crimson Clown, The 35, 157, 182 Crimson Dynamo, The 99, 208 Crisis on Infinite Earths 8, 215, 217,
220
Curse of Capistrano, The (novel) 157 Cyclops 121
D
Daily Bugle 46 Dale, Jimmy 156 Daniel 133
Danner, Hugo 8, 23, 32, 114, 136, 137, 179–181
Daredevil 53, 215 Daredevil (film) 2 Darkseid 74
Darwin, Charles 131 Darwinism 130 Davey 26, 43
DC Comics Presents 194, 214 Deadline 21
Death of Superman, The 217 Dee, John 67
Defenders 41, 212
Degeneration (Entartung) 158 Delilah 118
Dematteis, J.M. 219 Detective Comics 200 Detective v. Bruns 29 Dey, Frederic 69 De Soto, Miguel 141 Diamondback 45
Diplomatic Free Lances, The 50 Discovery, Settlement and Present
State of Kentucke... To which is added an Appendix, Containing the Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, The 126
Doc Savage 31, 32, 72, 83, 90, 120,
280 SUPERHERO SUPERHERO 281
143, 144, 147, 159, 161, 163, 181, 182, 186, 187, 189 Doherty, Nell 178
Doll Man 200
Donenfeld, Harry 29, 172 Donner, Richard 2 Doom, Doctor 66, 85, 92 Dormammu 74
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 71
“The Final Problem” 71 Valley of Fear, The 71 Dozier, William 238 Dr. No (novel) 91
Dracula 48, 87, 128, 129, 160 Dracula (novel) 130, 136, 160 Dragon Lady, The 75
Drax, Hugo 84, 90, 91
“Duchess of Devonshire” (painting) 70
Dufranne, Captain 158 Dunn, Bill 139, 140, 143, 174 Dunst, Kirstin 5
Dupin, C. Auguste 68 DuQuesne, Blackie 160
E
Edbus, Dylan 18 Eisner, Will 17, 235 Ekhart, Doctor 108 Elektra (film) 5 Ellis, Warren 115 Elseworlds 220
Englehart, Steve 109, 213 Enkidu 118, 119, 120
Entertaining Passages Relating to Philip’s War 126
Epic of Gilgamesh, The 118 Escapist, The 15
Evil, Doctor 76 Extreme Justice 115
F
Fairbanks, Douglas 124, 157 Falk, Lee 184
Fantastic Four 3, 5, 12, 13, 18, 41, 42, 57, 74, 206, 207, 215, 216, 217,
220, 228 Baxter Building 57 costumes 42 Fantastic-Car 42 origin 12
Fantastic Four (film) 4 Fantomas 147
Farmer, Philip José 220 Farrell, Kat 21
Fat Bastard 75 Faust, Doctor 67 Fiedler, Leslie 119 Fielder, Leslie
“Come Back to the Raft Ag’in, Huck Honey” 119
Filson, John 126 Final Night 226
Finn, Huckleberry 119, 120 Firestorm 212
Flag, The 26 Flame, The 200
Flash 97, 99, 109, 110, 121, 193, 205, 206
Flash, The Golden Age 117, 200 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
(film) 83 Fleisher, Michael 100 Fleming, Ian 61, 69
Food of the Gods, The (novel) 131, 132, 133
Force Works 115
Fortress of Solitude 8, 18, 226 Fortress of Solitude (novel) 18 Fortune, Dominic 192 Four Musketeers, The (film) 2 Fox, Michael 89
Frankenstein 130, 131
Frankenstein, Doctor Victor 67, 128 Frankenstein, or The Modern Pro-
metheus 67, 126, 127, 136, 193 Frankenstein monster 40, 62, 127,
129, 139 Frasier (tv series) 59 Freeman, Freddy 15 Frye, Northrop 49 Funny Pages 171
Fury, Nick 50, 51, 53, 222
G
Gaiman, Neil 115
Gainsborough, Thomas 70 Galactic Patrol (novel) 144 Galactus 75
Garner, Jennifer 5 Gazook, Curley 166 genre, definition 24–25 Ghost Rider 4
Ghost Rider, The (western hero) 53 Giant Man 20
Gibbons, Dave 1, 19 Gibson, Walter 90, 189, 190 Giffen, Keith 219
Gilgamesh 62, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 173
Giordano, Dick 209 Girty, Simon 186
Gladiator (novel) 8, 23, 32, 114, 136, 140, 173, 179, 180, 187, 191 Glassman 231
Goffe, General William 150 Golden Fleece, The 121 Goldfinger, Auric 79, 81, 91, 96 Goldfinger (film) 76
Goldfinger (novel) 79 Goodrich, Peter 67 Gordon, Barbara 106 Gordon, Flash 51
Gordon, Police Commissioner 41, 86, 106, 107, 110, 158
Gotham Central 21 Gotham City 12 Goulart, Ron 169 Goyer, David 4, 5, 6 Graff, Mel 169 Grant, Madison 159 Grayson, Dick 212
Gray Champion, The 148, 149, 150 Gray Seal, The 147, 156, 157, 171 Green Arrow 236
Green Goblin 10, 78, 210 Green Hornet 38, 43 Green Lantern 206, 236
Green Lantern, The Golden Age 200, 201
Grendel 62, 63, 122, 124
Griffin, the invisible man 129, 139, 143, 147
Grimm 13
Grimm, Ben 12, 41, 207 Grood, Doctor 89
H
Hall, Edmond 140 Hammond, Nicholas 2
Hampdenshire Wonder, The (novel) 134, 137, 141
Hand, Judge Learned 29, 30, 58 Haney, Bob 209
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (film) 6
Harvard, Bingham 135 Havok 212
Hawkeye 73, 206
Hawkeye (James Fenimore Cooper’s character) 119, 120
Hawkman 121, 200, 206 Hawthorne, Nathanial
“The Gray Champion” 148 Hayden, Tom 208
Heart of Darkness 6 Heat Wave 110
Heinecken, Christian 141 Henderson, Brian 40
Herakleophorbia, the Food of the Gods 131
Hercules 117, 118, 121 Hercules, Hugo 165, 191 Hermes 117, 125
Heroes Return/Heroes Reborn 216 Herrcules, Hugo 177–178
Herriman, George 17 Hickock, Wild Bill 126 High Noon (film) 233 Hill Street Blues 21
Hitler, Adolph 64, 66, 202, 208 Holmes, Sherlock 24, 68, 71 Hoppenstand, Gary 150, 151, 185 Horsey, David 232
Hour Man 200 Hrothgar 122, 124 Huckleberry Finn 119
282 SUPERHERO SUPERHERO 283
Hulk 10, 11, 15, 34, 40, 56, 99, 121, 206, 220
origin 10 Hulk, The (film) 2 Human Bomb 225
Human Torch, The Golden Age 20, 43, 73, 200, 205
Hunkel, Ma 27, 28, 196 Hussein, Saddam 233 Hydra 50
Hydra, The (mythological creature) 62
Hylas 118 Hypertime 220
I
Ice Storm, The (novel) 18 Igor 11
Iliad 117
Incredibles, The (film) 2, 89 Inferior Five 197
Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu, The (novel) 160
Invisible Man, The (novel) 129, 136, 138
Iolaus 118
Iron Heel, The (novel) 158 Iron Man 26, 46, 73, 99, 115, 216 Ishmael 119, 120
Ishtar 118
J
Jack-in-the-Box 221 Jacobs, Will 211 James, Jesse 126 James II, King 148 Janess, Polaris 159 Jason 121, 122 Jaws 76
Jewett, Robert 183, 188, 236 Jim 119, 120
John, Prince 63
Joker 10, 41, 68, 72, 78, 86, 87, 97, 98, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 237
Red Hood, The 86
Jones, Gerard 211 Jones, Jennifer 21
Jones, Rick 11, 41, 212, 213 Jor-El 8, 9, 10, 98, 100, 102 Journey into Mystery 26 Jurassic Park (film) 169 Justice League 219
Justice League of America 41, 50, 121, 122, 194, 206, 212, 213, 214, 216
Justice Society of America 206
K
Ka-Zar 53
Kal-El 8, 9, 10, 100, 102, 103, 104 Kandor 8, 102
Kane, Sheriff Will 233 Kato 43
Kavalier, Joe 15
Kent, Clark 9, 15, 16, 98, 100, 101, 102, 114, 146, 168, 177, 188, 202, 203, 224
Kent, Jonathan 101, 114 Kent, Martha 114 Khan, Shiwan 90 Khumbaba 62, 118 Kid Colt 53 Kid Flash 208, 213 Killmaster 152
Kingdom Come 168, 219, 225, 226, 230
Kingpin 72
King Features Syndicate 184 King Kong (film) 146 Kinnison, Kimball 145 Kioga of the Wilderness 159 Kirby, Jack 13, 39, 40, 42, 66, 92,
207, 220, 235 Fourth World 212 Knight, David 227 Knight, Jack 227, 229 Knight, Ted 222 Koerner, J. 165 Koth 170
Krypton 8, 9, 12, 100, 102, 221 Kurt Busiek’s Astro City 77, 197, 221
L
Lane, Lois 15, 102, 188, 217 Lane, Margo 154
Lang, Lana 102, 111 Lara Jor-El 8, 9, 100 LaSalle, Marie 156
Last of the Mohicans 65, 119
Lawrence, John Shelton 183, 188, 236 Leader, The 41, 99
Leatherstocking 232
Leatherstocking Tales, The 65 Lee 13
Lee, Stan 11, 40, 42, 62, 66, 92, 94, 112, 117, 207, 218, 220
“with great power comes great re- sponsibility” 112, 225 Bring on the Badguys 62
Legion of Super-Heroes 25, 52, 194, 210, 211, 212, 218
Lemaris, Lori 102 Lester, Richard 2 Lethem, Jonathan 18 Liebowitz, Jack 218 Lion-Fang 46
Little Nemo in Slumberland 169 Live and Let Die (novel) 80 Living Nightmare, The 77 Lizard, The 63
Loeb, Jeph 9
Lois and Clark (tv series) 168 Loki 74, 76
London, Jack 158
Lone Ranger, The 43, 53, 119, 120, 188, 232
Lost Planet, The (film) 89 Lovecraft, H.P. 51 Lowther, George 8 Luck, Mr. 46 Lugosi, Bela 89 Luke Cage 43–46 Lumpkin, Willie 57 Luna Moth 16
Luthor, Lex 14, 67, 72, 86, 91, 98, 102, 114
Luthor Tower 14 Luthor, Lionel 114
Lyla Ler-Rol 102
M
Macintyre, Ben 70 Madison, Julie 157 Magneto 53, 74, 98
Magno the Magnetic Man 26, 43 Magua 65
Maguire, Tobey 2 Man-Bat 99 Man-Thing 55, 56
Manchu, Doctor Fu 55, 68, 87, 88, 159
Mandarin, The 208
Man in Purple, The 157, 182 Man of Steel (miniseries) 9, 217 Man With the Golden Gun, The (film)
76, 80 Margot 173
Mark of Zorro, The (film) 124, 157 Maroni, “Boss” 108
Marvels 14, 19, 20 Masters of Evil 20 Master of Kung-Fu 55 Maus 1
Mayer, Sheldon 27 McCloud, Scott 33, 34
McCulley, Johnston 35, 157, 182 McFad, Koppy 196
McKay, Norman 225, 226 McKay, Windsor 17 McPhee, James 186
Megalomaniacal Spider-Man, The 219
Megaton Man 197 Men in Black (film) 4
Men Like Gods (novel) 132, 143 Merlin 67
Mesmer, Doctor Hugo 172 Mesmer, Olga 172, 174, 189 Metal Master, The 41 Metropolis 14 Midas Man, The 72
Miller, Frank 1, 6, 7, 105, 111, 117, 215, 224, 238
Milosovic, Slobodon 233 Milton, John 62, 63
284 SUPERHERO SUPERHERO 285
Milton, Mark 23
Ming the Merciless 83, 96 Minister D 68
Miracleman 14, 115, 215, 216, 218 Miraclewoman 115
Mirror Master 110 Mist, The 227 Moby-Dick 119 Monk, The 72, 105 Monroe, Arn “Iron” 43 Moody, Rick 18
Moonraker (novel) 84, 90
Moore, Alan 1, 19, 56, 106, 115, 215, 238
More Fun Comics 170 Moriarty, Doctor James 68, 71 Moxon, Lew 103, 104
Mr. Midshipman Easy (novel) 155 Munro, Aarn 144, 147, 167
Murderer Invisible, The (novel) 82, 114, 137
Murray, Will 172, 191
“The Roots of the Superman!” 189 Mysterio 91
N
Nemean Lion, The 62 New Fun Comics 170
New Teen Titans, The 211, 214 Nicholson, Jack 78
Nick of the Woods 126, 150, 151, 152, 154
Nick of the Woods (novel) 150, 193 Nietzsche, Friedrich 130, 140, 158,
159, 189 Night Rider, The 53 Night Wind 135 Nixon, Richard 221 No, Doctor 81, 84, 91, 97 Nolan, Christopher 4, 5 Nomad 15, 212 Nordau, Max 158 Not Brand Ecch 197 Nova 212
Nowlan, Philip Francis 161 NYPD Blue 21
O
“Olga Mesmer, the Girl with the X- Ray Eyes” 172
O’Brien, Brian 171 O’Neil, Denny 238 Occult, Doctor 51, 170 Octopus, Doctor 89, 93, 94, 95 Oddjob 76
Odd John (novel) 141 Ods Bodkin, kingdom of 169 Odyssey 117
Old Soldier 221 Olsen, Jimmy 50 Ooola 167
Opal City 227, 229 Operator #5 50 Orczy, Baroness 155 Ordway, Jerry 228 Osborne, Harry 10 Osborne, Norman 78, 210 Outsiders 41
Overman, The (novel) 133, 134 Owl, The 46
Oxheart, Bullo 166 Oyl, Olive 166
Ozymandias 89, 113, 216
P
Packard, Frank 156 Palmer, Diana 181, 184 Paradise Lost 63
Parker, Peter 10, 12, 15, 24, 208, 212, 213, 215, 219
Parker, Uncle Ben 25 Patroclus 118 Patsy 169
Pauling, Doctor 208 Penguin 41
Pennyworth, Alfred 103, 105, 157 Peveril of the Peak (novel) 150 Phantom, The 49, 171, 172, 181–184,
187
Phantom, The (Gray Seal villain) 156 Phantom Creeps, The (film) 89 Phantom Lady 16
Phantom Magician, The 169
Phantom Rider, The 53 Phantom Zone, The 102 Phineus 121
Picaroon, The 157 Pinkerton, William 70 Planet of the Apes (film) 3 Plastic Man 193, 198, 200, 204 Plato 163
Poe, Edgar Allan 68 Polaris of the Snows 159 Pollux 121
Popeye 166, 167, 178 Powers, Austin 76 Prescott, Rodney 172 Pretorius, Doctor 67 Professor X 98 Professor Zoom 99 Prometheus 67
Punisher 1, 54, 55, 216, 217, 226 Puzo, Mario 2
Q
Q 72 Quarrel 221
Quartz, Doctor Jack 68, 70 Queequeg 119, 120 Quesada, Joe 215, 219 Quicksilver 73, 206 Quinn, Tony 36
R
Ra’s Al-Ghul 87, 88, 110 Raimi, Sam 4
Ralston, Harry 190 Randolph, Edward 149 Randolph, Professor Homer 90 Rankin, Hugh 172
Reagan, President Ronald 216, 234 Redwood, Edward 131
Redwood, Professor 131 Red Menace, The 72
Red Skull, The 66, 78, 85, 92, 98 Red Star 73
Red Tornado 27, 28, 196, 200 Reynolds, Richard 103, 236 Richards, Reed 12, 206, 207
Riddler 68 Ringmaster
Circus of Crime 46 Ringo Kid, The 53 Road to Perdition (film) 4 Roar Devil, The 72
Robin 41, 118, 124, 200, 213, 226, 237
Robinson, James 222, 227
Robin Hood 63, 124, 125, 147, 150, 154, 155, 171
Robin Hood (film) 124 Rocketeer 191 Roebuck, Lester
“The Good, the Bad, and the Oedi- pal” 102
Rogers, Buck 51, 135, 161, 187 Rogers, Marshal 109
Rogers, Steve 15, 98, 210 Rohmer, Sax 160 Rorschach 217, 226 Ross, Alex 19, 20, 226, 230 Ross, General Thunderbolt 41 Rowlandson, Mary 127
“The Sovereignty and Goodness of God” 127
Roy the Superboy 26 Rucka, Greg 21, 22
Rutland Halloween Parade 212
S
“savage war” 64 Salkind, Alexander 2 Salkind, Ilya 2 Samaritan 221 Sampson, Robert 159 Samson 26, 117, 118, 125 Sandman, The 39
Sandman, The (Golden Age DC Com- ics hero) 38, 200
Sandman, The (Marvel Comics vil- lain) 73, 74
San Diego Comic-Con International 5, 6, 179
Satan 62, 63 Savage 182 Savage, Brian 229
286 SUPERHERO SUPERHERO 287
Savage Land, The 53 Sawyer, Tom 120
Scaramanga, Francisco 76, 80 Scarlet Pimpernel 147, 150 Scarlet Pimpernel, The 156, 157 Scarlet Pimpernel, The (novel) 155 Scarlet Witch 73, 206
Schatz, Thomas 25, 193, 194, 214 Hollywood Genres 58, 194 Schumacher, Joel 3
Schumer, Arlen
The Silver Age of Comic Book Art 238
Scooby Doo 48
Scorpion, The 38, 43, 192 Scott, Sir Walter 150 Seaton, Richard 160 Sea Wolf, The (novel) 158 Seeds of Life, The (novel) 141 Segar, E.C. 167, 179
Sensational She-Hulk, The 216 Seven Soldiers of Victory 39 Seward, Doctor John 129 Shadow 90
Shadow, The 32, 33, 38, 49, 72, 150, 153, 154, 157, 161, 162, 163, 181, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191 Shang-Chi 55
Shazam 123, 228 Sheldon, Phil 20 Shevritz, Moe 154 SHIELD 50, 73, 222 Shooter, Jim 218 Showcase 193, 204, 205
Shuster, Joe 170, 173, 178, 180, 184, 191, 235, 238
Si-Fan, The 88 Siege, Jerry 235
Siegel, Jerry 8, 117, 138, 169, 170, 173, 178, 180, 184, 191, 238
“The Reign of the Superman” 138, 140
Simon, Joe 39, 235 Simonson, Walter 215 Simpson, Don 197 Sinclair, Upton 133, 134 Singer, Bryan 3
Sin City (film) 4 Skywalker, Luke 49, 66 Slaughter, Nathan 150 Slingblade (film) 59 Slotkin, Richard 28, 64
Regeneration Through Violence 232 Smalley, Professor Earnest 138 Smallville 86, 114
Smallville (tv series) 22, 98 Smith, E.E. “Doc” 144, 160
Lensmen 144, 167 Skylark heroes 144, 160 Smith, Kevin 3
Smith, Nayland 68 Song of Roland, The 63 Spectre 112
Speedy 213
Spicy Mystery Stories 172 Spider, The 153, 154, 191
Spider-Man 10, 15, 24, 25, 33, 45, 50, 53, 89, 91, 93, 94, 99, 169, 181, 200, 206, 210, 215
Spider-Man (film) 2, 4 Spider-Man 2 (film) 4 Spiegelman, Art 1, 17 Spinanachova 179 Spoiler 226, 227
Spring-Heeled Jack 154, 155, 176–177, 181
Spring-Heeled Jack; or, the Felon’s Wrongs (play) 155
Spy Who Loved Me, The (film) 76 Squadron Supreme 212, 216, 218 Stacy, Gwen 20
Standish, Sir Christopher 171, 181 Stapledon, Olaf 141
Star-Spangled Kid, The 43 Stark, Tony 99, 207 Starlin, Jim
Warlock 212
Starman 118, 222, 227, 229 Starman: Sins of the Father 227 Star Wars (film) 66
Stevens, Dave 191 Stiletto 46
Stilson, Charles B. 159 Stoddard, Lothrop 159
Storm, Johnny 12, 213 Storm, Sue 4, 5, 12, 206 Story, Tim 4
Stott, George “Ginger” 134 Stott, Victor 134, 141, 142 Straczynski, J. Michael 22 Strange, Adam 50, 51, 52, 53 Strange, Doctor Hugo 72 Stromm, Professor 78 Stryker, Willis 45 Sturm, James 219
Sub-Mariner 53, 73, 121, 200, 205, 206
Sundell, Abner 26, 58 Sunlight, John 83, 90 Sun Eater 226 Superboy 86, 211 superhero
as metaphor 231 chevron 33 code 112 costume 33–36 definition 30
generic distinction 39–41 genre evolution 193 parody 27-28, 195–197 progenitors
dual-identity crime-fighting avenger-vigilante 147–158 science-fiction superman 127–147 the pulp ubermensch 158–164 secret identity 32
superpowers 31
The Antediluvian Age 127–165 The Bronze Age 210–214 The Golden Age 198–199 The Iron Age 214 The Proto Age 116–124 The Reconstructive Stage 197 The Renaissance Age 219 The Silver Age 205
Superman 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24, 29, 30, 32, 33, 43, 86, 92, 100, 101, 103, 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 120, 124, 126, 127, 129, 146, 147, 157, 163, 168, 169, 170, 172, 174, 175,
180, 181, 182, 187, 188, 191, 194, 198, 203, 204, 212, 215, 216, 217, 224, 225, 226, 230, 231, 238
animated series 221
kryptonite 118, 194, 210, 211 Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane 20 Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 20 Superman: The Movie (film) 2, 8 Superman III (film) 2
Superman II (film) 2 Superman IV (film) 2 Supersnipe 196
Superstition (novel) 150 supervillain 61–116
definition 76–97 five types 61
criminal mastermind 68 enemy commander 63–67 inverted-superhero supervillain 72 mad scientist 67
monster 61–63 four sub-types 74–77
alien 74 evil god 74 femme fatale 75 super-henchmen 75 monologue 88–95 Super Skrull 74 Supreme Power 22 Swamp Thing 55, 56
T
Taine, Eric 141 Targitt, John 38 Tars Tarkas 119
Tarzan 158, 159, 187, 189 Tarzan Alive 220
Tarzan of the Apes 126
Tarzan of the Apes (novel) 158, 193 Tawky Tawny 168
Teen Titans 193, 194, 205, 208, 209 Terry and the Pirates 75
Thanos 74
The Dark Knight 109 Thimble 169
Thimble Theater 166
288 SUPERHERO SUPERHERO 289
Thing, The 4, 13, 50, 121 Thomas, Lowell 189 Thomas, Roy 43, 218 Thompson, Flash 10, 208
Thor 15, 74, 76, 117, 213, 215, 217 Mjolnir 76
Thorne, Rupert 97
Three Musketeers, The (film) 2 Thunderbolt, The 157, 182 Titanium Man, The 208 Toad Men, The 41 Toar 166
Tonto 43, 119, 232 Toro 43
Turtleman 99
Two-Face 106, 108, 111
U
Ultra-Humanite, The 67, 91, 203, 204 Understanding Comics 33
Unstable Molecules 220 Urich, Ben 57
Uslan, Michael 3, 4 Usual Suspects (film) 3
V
Vader, Darth 66 Vale, Vicki 78 Vanardy, Varick 135 Van Helsing 87, 128 Van Helsing, Abraham 48 van Rensselaer Dey, Frederic 152 Venom 99
Verral, Charles Spain 190 Vietnam War 232 Vincent, Harry 154 Virgil 117
Virginian, The 24, 126 Virginian, The (film) 187, 188 von Doom, Victor 12
W
Waid, Mark 226, 230 Wainright, “Odd” John 141
War of the Worlds, The (novel) 129, 132
Watchmen 1, 14, 19, 20, 113, 215, 216, 217, 218, 221, 226 Watson 10
Watson, Mary Jane 5
Wayne, Bruce 10, 33, 35, 96, 103, 104, 105, 107, 224, 237 Wayne, Martha 7, 10, 103 Wayne, Thomas 7, 103, 104 Weather Wizard 110 Wein, Glynis 213 Wein, Len 213 Weinbaum, Stanley
“The Adaptive Ultimate” 139 Wells, H.G. 129, 131, 132, 139, 140 Wells, Zeb 93
Wentworth, Richard 154
Wept of Wish-ton-Wish, The (novel) 150
West, Adam 3 What Th? 197 White, Perry 202 Williamson, Jack 191 William of Orange 148 Wing 43
Winters, Snowy 172 Wister, Owen 126 Wittgenstein, Ludwig 40 Wizard, The 26
Wolper, Doctor Bartholmew 111 Wolverine 217
Wonder Girl 213
Wonder Man 29, 30, 184, 200 Wonder Woman 198, 200, 204, 230 Worth, Adam 70
Wright, Bradford 201, 235 Writer’s 1942 Yearbook, The 26 WWII 15, 17, 43, 63, 235, 238 Wylie, Philip 8, 23, 82, 114, 136, 139,
173, 179, 191
X
X-Files 51 X-Force 115
X-Men 3, 15, 26, 46, 53, 121, 212, 216, 236
X-Men (film) 1 X2 (film) 2
Xena 174
Y
Young All Stars 43
Z
Zarkov, Doctor Hans 83 Zator 170
Zelas, Kyra 139 Zetes 121 Zeus 118 Zorka, Doctor 89
Zorro 147, 150, 157, 158, 182
290 SUPERHERO