<DIV><B>Fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 130 urban legends about comic book culture</B><BR><BR> <I>Was Superman a Spy?</I> demystifies all of the interesting stories, unbelievable anecdotes, wacky rumors, and persistent myths that have piled up like priceless back issues in the seventy-plus years of the comic book industry, including:<BR><BR> * Elvis Presley's trademark hairstyle was based on a comic book character (True)<BR> * Stan Lee featured a gay character in one of Marvel's 1960s war comics (False)<BR> * Wolverine of the X-Men was originally meant to be an actual wolverine! (True)<BR> * What would have been DC's first black superhero was changed at the last moment to a white hero (True)<BR> * A Dutch inventor was blocked from getting a patent on a process because it had been used previously in a Donald Duck comic book (True)<BR><BR> With many more legends resolved, <I>Was Superman a Spy?</I> is a must-have for the legions of comic book fans and all seekers of "truth, justice, and the American way."<BR><BR></DIV>