12 review for Super Duper Supermen!: Comic Book Heroes from the Forties and Fifties

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   5 out of 5

   Rich Meyer – Jan 14, 2014

   This book is a great overview of super-heroes in British comics. About the only one here that any American might recognize is Marvelman, the replacement for Captain Marvel (Shazam) after Fawcett gave up the super-hero publishing ghost. These are the height of obscure heroes, some appearing in only one weekly comic once. But it gives a person an interesting look at the British comic book industry. Each entry has a full-page cover reprinted and often a much smaller interior page as well. I'd be ve This book is a great overview of super-heroes in British comics. About the only one here that any American might recognize is Marvelman, the replacement for Captain Marvel (Shazam) after Fawcett gave up the super-hero publishing ghost. These are the height of obscure heroes, some appearing in only one weekly comic once. But it gives a person an interesting look at the British comic book industry. Each entry has a full-page cover reprinted and often a much smaller interior page as well. I'd be very interested in reading a lot of these, particularly the non-Marvelman creations of Mick Anglo.

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   5 out of 5

   Ruth Pohl –

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   5 out of 5

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   5 out of 5

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   4 out of 5

   Karl Hickey –

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   5 out of 5

   Stan –

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   4 out of 5

   C. John Kerry –

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   5 out of 5

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   5 out of 5

   Brent –

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    5 out of 5

    Sophie Crane –

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

    Pablo –