The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and TelevisionMcFarland & Company, 2004 - 621 עמודים It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a complete guide to over fifty years of superheroes on screen! Each entry includes a detailed history, cast and credits, episode and film descriptions, critical commentaries and data on arch-villains, gadgets, comic-book origins and super powers, while placing each production into its historical context. Four appendices list common conventions and clichés of superheroes on screen, incarnations, a sampling of memorable superhero ad-lines, and the best, worst, and most influential superhero productions from 1951 to 2003. Mr. Muir's Horror Films of the 1970s (2002) was selected as one of the thirteen "Reference Books of the Year" by the American Library Association. |
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Thank God Youre Here An Introduction | 1 |
A HISTORY OF FILM AND TELEVISION SUPERHEROES | 7 |
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA | 31 |
The Ambiguously Gay | 41 |
Aquaman | 63 |
The Bionic Woman | 114 |
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio | 124 |
Black Scorpion | 132 |
Plastic | 464 |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers | 470 |
The Rocketeer | 524 |
The Shadow | 532 |
Sheena | 541 |
Silver Surfer | 550 |
The Six Million Dollar | 565 |
CONCLUSION | 575 |
Blade | 144 |
Bluntman and Chronic | 152 |
Captain Nice | 197 |
Electra Woman and DynaGirl | 245 |
Now and Again | 364 |
Once a Hero | 373 |
The Phantom | 437 |
Incarnations | 589 |
Notes | 597 |
Bibliography | 603 |
Index | 609 |
Condorman | 611 |
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed. <span dir=ltr>John Kenneth Muir</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2008 |
The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed. <span dir=ltr>John Kenneth Muir</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2014 |