dc comics, inc

"This title focuses on the feud between the companies Marvel and DC while offering information related to their histories, combative relationships, and the legacies they leave behind. This hi-lo title includes photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index"--OCLC.

"Each origin story is a thrilling, self-contained bedtime story. Baby Kal-El makes a dramatic escape from the planet Krypton, arriving on Earth in a rocket ship. Wonder Woman and Nubia are shaped out of clay by their mother Hippolyta, and given their powers by the gods. Each Green Lantern-- Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Jessica Cruz--came by their power rings in interesting ways. Young super heroes will love learning about how their favorite characters came to be."--Amazon.

Takes a year-by-year look at the seventy-five-year history of DC Comics. Includes the comics that were published each year, highlights the introduction of key characters and the significant events in the DC Universe, and provides facts about what was happening in the real world at the same time.

An alphabetically-arranged color guide to the heroes and villains of the DC Universe, with a description of each character, including their real names, their powers, their uniforms, and other information.

Looks at the heroes and villains from the DC Comics universe.

Profiles the women superheroes and villains of the DC Universe, also profiles some of the real-life women integral to the characters' development.

Presents a selection of cover, trading card, and gallery art from the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, featuring the creations of seventy-five artists working in watercolors, oils, ink, collage, and with stencils and computers.

Discusses the history of the rivalry between Marvel Comics Group and DC Comics, Inc.

Presents information about DC Comics' action heroes, including Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, in a text where each of the six spreads features one large pop-up and a description of the superhero's powers and personality.

Contains more than one thousand alphabetically-arranged entries that provide information about the superheroes, vehicles, weapons, aliens, battles, and other aspects of the DC Universe.