Conroy, Mike

Chronicles the history of war comics, such as "Fightin' Marines, " "Aces High, " "Atomic War!" and others; and describes how comic artists and writers captured global conflicts from the Battle of Thermopylae to the Iraq War.

Describes the origins and histories of five hundred comic book heroes such as Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, and the X-Men, covering male, female, team, newspaper, war, western, science fiction, and manga heroes, chronicling ninety years of comic book trends.