Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-607) and index.

CONTENTS:

I: A history of film and television superheroes -- II: The encyclopedia -- The amazing spider-man -- The ambiguously gay duo -- Angel -- Aquaman -- Automan -- Batman -- The bionic woman -- Birdman and the galaxy trio -- Birds of prey -- Black scorpion -- Blade -- Blankman -- Bluntman and chronic -- Buffy the vampire slayer -- Captain America -- Captain nice -- Captain planet and the planeteers -- Condorman -- The crow -- Daredevil -- Dark angel -- Darkman -- Doctor strange -- Electrawoman and dynagirl -- The fantastic four -- The flash -- The gemini man -- Generation X -- The greatest American hero -- The green hornet -- Green lantern -- The incredible hulk -- The invincible iron man -- Isis -- The justice league of America -- The league of extraordinary gentlemen -- The man from Atlantis -- Manimal -- M.A.N.T.I.S. -- Martian manhunter -- The mask -- The meteor man -- The mighty thor -- Misfits of science -- Mr. Terrific -- Mutant X -- Mystery men -- Nick fury: agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- Nightman -- Now and again -- Once a hero -- The phantom -- Plastic man -- RoboCop -- The rocketeer -- The shadow -- Shazam! -- Sheena -- Silver surfer -- The six million dollar man -- Spawn -- Steel -- Superboy -- Supergirl -- Superman -- Swamp thing -- The tick -- Unbreakable -- Witchblade -- Wonder woman -- The X-men.