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Brian Cronin

Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent and Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia

Brian Cronin

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English
Plume
29 May 2012
Cartoons & comic strips
Outrageous, fascinating and bizarre facts from every corner of the comic book universeWhat comic book artist was the recipient of an on-stage thank you from Paul McCartney and an on-air apology from Johnny Carson? What superhero got his powers by being bitten by a mongoose? What popular NPR host was forever immortalized as a ""bad boyfriend"" in a notable comic book? In Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?, author Brian Cronin will answer those questions and more by revealing the most obscure, wacky and surprising facts about comics-from the characters and creators, to the TV shows, movies and merch. Cronin has teamed up with some of the top comic book writers and artists of today to present 100 trivia lists, including-

Nine Celebrities That Guest-Starred in Comic Books...without Their Permission

Seven Bands That Got Their Names from Comics

Ten Crazy Items Found on Batman's Utility Belt

Five Comic Book Inventions That Eventually Became Real

Five Stupidest Superhero Origins

And much, much more!

From Batman to Spiderman, Aquaman to the X-Men, each list in Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent? will entertain and inform whether you're a hardcore geek or a casual fan.

Outrageous, fascinating and bizarre facts from every corner of the comic book universeWhat comic book artist was the recipient of an on-stage thank you from Paul McCartney and an on-air apology from Johnny Carson? What superhero got his powers by being bitten by a mongoose? What popular NPR host was forever immortalized as a ""bad boyfriend"" in a notable comic book? In Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?, author Brian Cronin will answer those questions and more by revealing the most obscure, wacky and surprising facts about comics-from the characters and creators, to the TV shows, movies and merch. Cronin has teamed up with some of the top comic book writers and artists of today to present 100 trivia lists, including-

Nine Celebrities That Guest-Starred in Comic Books...without Their Permission

Seven Bands That Got Their Names from Comics

Ten Crazy Items Found on Batman's Utility Belt

Five Comic Book Inventions That Eventually Became Real

Five Stupidest Superhero Origins

And much, much more!

From Batman to Spiderman, Aquaman to the X-Men, each list in Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent? will entertain and inform whether you're a hardcore geek or a casual fan.
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Imprint:   Plume
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 201mm,  Width: 137mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   234g
ISBN:   9780452297845
ISBN 10:   0452297842
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Brian Cronin is the creator of the Comics Should Be Good blog, which has been running for five years and gets over 30,000 hits a day. He lives in Astoria, New York.

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