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"Superhackers" to "Superhero Comic Books"

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Superhackers.
   "Annie Meets Gerry, a Computer Superhacker"*
   (8/10/98-1/17/99) v. 55 of Annie / Leonard Starr (notebooks
   of clipped strips). -- Data from Jon Merrill. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.L55S76 1979
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Superhero (the word).
   "The Roots of the Superman!" / by Will Murray. p. 19-21, 68
   in Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 63 (Sept/Oct. 1998).
   -- Discusses the origins of the term "superhero." -- Call
   no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.63
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Superhero / Marc Tauss. -- New York : Scholastic Press, 2005.
   -- 1 v. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- Summary (from OCLC): Maleek and
   his robot Marvyn travel to the past to find trees and
   plants to restore the city that tall buildings have taken
   over. -- Superhero fiction. -- Call no.: PS3620.A85S8 2005
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"Superhero" / most bits by Angus McKie , other bits by Alan
   Craddock. p. 37-40 in Heavy Metal, v. 6, no. 2 (May 1982).
   -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.6no.2
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Superhero : a Biography of Christopher Reeve / Chris Nickson.
   -- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998. -- 232 p. : ill. ;
   22 cm. -- "A Thomas Dunne book." -- "Credits": p. 230-232.
   -- Call no.: PN2287.R292N53 1998
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Superhero : a Zine about Superheroes / Robin Norlén. -- Rollo
   Comics, 2005. -- 12 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Call no.:
   PN6725.N615S8 2005
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Superhero : the Secret Origin of a Genre / by Peter Coogan ;
   introduction by Denny O'Neil. -- Austin, TX : MonkeyBrain
   Books, 2006. -- 290 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. -- Includes
   bibliographical references (p. 253-276) and index. -- Call
   no.: PN6725.C682S4 2006
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Superhero Academies.
   The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich / Greg Trine ;
   illustrated by Rhode Montijo. -- New York : Henry Holt,
   2006. -- 138 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. -- (Melvin Beederman,
   Superhero ; 1) -- Summary (from OCLC): After graduating
   from the superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los
   Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace
   Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty
   Brothers. -- Superhero fiction. -- Call no.: PS3620.R56 C8
   2006
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A Superhero Adventure.
   Quest of Qui / by Kenneth Robeson ; cover by Ben Otero ;
   illustrated by Arnie Kohn. -- Racine, Wi. : Golden Press,
   1975. -- 211 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. -- (A Superhero Adventure)
   -- At head of title: Doc Savage.
   I. Robeson, Kenneth. II. Doc Savage. III. Series. Call no.:
   PS3535.O2Q4 1975
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Superhero and Supervillain School.
   Kid Gravity / written by Landry Quinn Walker ; illustrated
   by Eric Jones ; colors by Michael "Rusty" Drake, Garry
   Black, and Rikki Simons ; letters by Michael Stewart and
   Chris Dickey. -- New York : Disney Press, 2006. -- 93 p. :
   col. ill. ; 23 cm. -- (Comic Zone ; v. 4) -- "Hey! This
   book came from Disney adventures." -- Summary (from
   SkyRiver): Kid Gravity, a student at superhero and
   supervillian school, has many adventures in the future as
   he tries to defeat his evil nemesis, Kid Apocalypse. --
   Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.J615K5 2006
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Superhero Annual. -- Akron, OH : Cap'n Penny Productions, . --
   ill. ; 28 cm. -- Other titles: Model and Toy Collector
   Super Hero Annual; Model and Toy Collector Magazine's
   Superhero Annual. -- Description based on 1994 issue. --
   LIBRARY HAS: 1994.
   1. Superhero comics--Miscellanea. 2. Toys--Collectors and
   collecting. 3. Comic art paraphernalia. I. [Other titles]
   II. Cap'n Penny Productions. Call no.: PN6714.S79
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The Superhero as Messiah / by Chris Carpenter. -- 7 leaves ;
   28 cm. -- Paper presented at the Comics Arts Conference,
   July 20-23, 2006, San Diego, Calif. -- Call no.:
   PN6725.C268 2006
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The Superhero Book : the Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book
   Icons and Hollywood Heroes / edited by Gina Misiroglu with
   David A. Roach. -- Canton, MI : Visible Ink Press, 2004. --
   725 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm. -- Includes
   bibliographical references (p. 661-664) and index. -- Call
   no.: P96.H46S87 2004
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The Superhero Book--Miscellanea.
   "Superhero Encyclopedia Published" p. 47 in The Comics
   Journal, no. 267 (Apr./May 2005). -- (Newswatch : Journal
   Datebook) -- The Superhero Book published by Visible Ink
   Press. -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.267
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The Superhero Book of Goodies. -- Randolph, NJ : Superhero
   Enterprises, 1977. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published v. 1,
   no. 2 (Apr. 1977) only? -- A catalog of comic art
   paraphernalia. -- Continues: Superhero Catalog of Games,
   Books, Toys, Puzzles. -- Continued by: The Superhero
   Catalogue. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 2 (1977). -- Call no.:
   PN6714.S83
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Superhero boom.
   Index entry (p. 145-146) in Adult Comics : an Introduction
   / by Roger Sabin (London : Routledge, 1993). Call no.:
   PN6710.S23 1993
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Superhero Card Games.
   Wildstorms Player's Guide & Wildstorms, the Expandable
   Super-Hero Collectible Card Game. -- Anaheim, Calif. :
   Image Comics, 1996. -- 24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Numbered "1" on cover. -- Call no.: GV1469.62.W53 1996
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Superhero Catalog of Games, Books, Toys, Puzzles. -- Randolph,
   NJ : Superhero Enterprises, 1976. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   Published v. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 1976) only. -- Continues: The
   Superhero Merchandise Catalog. -- Continued by: The
   Superhero Book of Goodies. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call
   no.: PN6714.S83
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The Superhero Catalogue. -- Randolph, NJ : Superhero
   Enterprises, 1977- . -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Two different
   issues bear the numbering v. 1, no. 5 (Fall 1977); another
   two are numbered v. 6 (Spring 1978) and one of these has a
   number 3 on the cover; an issue called v. 7 (Fall 1978) has
   a number 4 on the cover. -- Continues: The Superhero Book
   of Goodies. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 5-7 (1977-1978). -- Call
   no.: PN6714.S83
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Superhero Comic Books / Emily Alward. -- 1982. -- p. 33-38 :
   ill. ; 28 cm. -- Caption title. -- Photocopy from: Serials
   Review (Spring 1982).
   1. Superhero comics--Reviews. I. Alward, Emily. Call no.:
   PN6725.A3S8 1982
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Superhero Comic Books, Strips, Etc.

Major genre of American comic books. Following this set of links to superhero titles and characters is a list of titles for which links are not yet available.
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