Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction by Chris Claremont. 1. The Original Dr. Evil: Lex Luthor. 2. The Villain in the Iron Mask: Dr. Doom. 3. Computer Supervillain or Village Idiot? Brainiac. 4. Feathers and Fury: The Vulture. 5. The Kiss of Death: Poison Ivy. 6. Groping for Power: Doctor Octopus. 7. Leapin' Lizards: The Lizard. 8. Clothes Make the Man: Venom. 9. Grodd Almighty: The Evil Super-Gorilla. 10. A Magnetic Personality: Magneto. 11. Immortality for Some: Vandal Savage and Apocalypse. 12. Have Surfboard, Will Travel: The Silver Surfer. 13. The Case of the Missing Antimatter: Sinestro. 14. Crisis on Infinite Earths. 15. Frustration in Five Dimensions: Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite. Appendix: Comic Writers Tell All. Notes. Bibliography and Reading List. Acknowledgments. Index.

About the Author

LOIS H. GRESH has written dozens of suspense and science fiction stories, and has been nominated for national fiction awards six times. She is coauthor, along with Robert Weinberg, of The Science of Superheroes (Wiley) and The Computers of Star Trek. ROBERT WEINBERG's fiction has been nominated for Hugo, World Fantasy, and Balrog Awards. He is a two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award as well as the recipient of a Bram Stoker Award. Weinberg also writes the comic book series Cable for Marvel Comics. He previously served for twenty-four years as chairman of the Chicago Comicon, the second-largest comic convention in the United States.

Reviews

"The best part of this book is not the science, which is fine but somewhat perfunctory, but the material on the various superheroes." ("Sci-Fi, December 2002)..".Gresh and Weinberg's wonderful little book is both a potted history of superhero comics, and a pop science manual for the extremely lazy..." (hero.ac.uk-Higher Education and Research Opportunities, 28 October 2002)..".children who enjoyed the Spider-Man and X-men movies will delight in The Science of SuperheroesPerfect for turning a comic-book obsession into an enthusiasm for the laboratory..." ("The Times," 7 December 2002)..".This is definitely a fun book..." ("The Alchemist," 9 January 2003)..".All in all I can thoroughly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in science and at least a nostalgic fondness for comics..." ("Chemistry In Britain," December 2002).."."The Science of Superheroes" could be a useful tool for encouraging comic fans to delve into science..." ("Physics World," February 2003)