Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes [Hardcover]

Dennis O'Neil (Editor), Carmine Infantino (Introduction)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Harmony Books / Crown Publishers; 1st edition (April 1976)
• ISBN-10: 0517524899
• ISBN-13: 978-0517524893
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,922,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great classic comics compilation to pass on to future generations....., September 27, 2005

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D. Chou "davetheadventurer" (So. Cal, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Hardcover)

I recently purchased a HC 1976 edition via online auction. The original softcover edition I treasured when I was 11 years old was given to an ecstatic young nephew last year. My latest copy has a tattered dustjacket but the pages inside are immaculate. Superman's origin is the Bronze age/Curt Swan illustrated version. Classic Batman by Bob Kane. Golden age Wonder Woman by Charles Moulton and a Bronze age WW vs. Nubia story by Bates/Colletta. Golden and Silver age: Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Green Arrow (Silver age illustrated by Kirby.), and the Atom. Finally SHAZAM! and Plastic Man. It's great to see younger generations rediscovering the classics. Though crude by today's illustration standards, the Golden and Silver age stories are still as enthralling as ever. Terrific cover art by Neal Adams. Highly recommended and immensely collectible.