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The DC Comics Encyclopedia | 
 enlarge | Author: Dk Publishing
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 73361
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 10.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 075660592X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.50973
UPC: 690472005926
EAN: 9780756605926
ASIN: 075660592X
Publication Date: October 4, 2004
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Product Description
As a unique, one-volume encyclopedia of more than 1,000 characters created by DC Comics, this is the book that all comic book fans have been waiting for! Featuring some of DC's most creative artists and heroes and villains from the world famous to lesser known one-offs, this thrilling, one-of-a-kind guide has comic book history exploding off every page.
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 This thing is fantastic : ) October 9, 2008
D. Holt (St.Pete, Fl)
Wether you're 5 or 55 we pretty much all grew up watching cartoons : )
(Both Marvel and DC) This book as well as the Marvel encyclopedia (with the same format) are awesome for refferrence. They answer any the questions you may have about your favorite superhero's or supervillians...(or even people who only made cameo appearrances for one or two episodes.)
What made The Joker so cynical? What is Poison Ivs' real name? Where was Alfred the Butler born ? What kind of special powers does The Penguin have? How many episodes has The Green Lantern been featured in ? What is the name of Supermans' fortress? READ THE BOOK!!!!!
Brings the DC Universe to Life June 16, 2008
B. Gibbs (Billings, MT USA)
I am a casual DC Comics fan who was much more into comics in my youth. I bought this encyclopedia because I used to enjoy reading "Who's Who," a series in the 80's that featured biographies of DC characters. The cover art on this is striking, done beautifully by Alex Ross. The biographies have all been updated, so it was nice to hear about what my favorite (or obscure) heroes and villians have been up to the last 10-20 years. The entries are generally well-written, though I have found an error here and there. Occasionally, an entry will say deceased, but not mention how or if the character died or not say deceased, but indicate in the entry that the character died. Also, this was produced before the "Infinite Crisis" series, which changed (and in some cases killed) many of the characters in the DC universe. Overall, though, it's a pleasant read for casual fans and a way to pass time here and there. It would make a great gift for children 12 and up, I would say.
Great Animation and Information! April 21, 2008
Stuart Floyd (New York, NY)
Loved this and being I am not a comic guy and only know story lines via cartoons and movies so this filled in the blanks and back stories, orgins and the anamation is great.
 DC February 12, 2008
T. White (South Dakota)
At the rate Character Bio's change within the DC Universe its amazing that an Encyclopedia can even be put together at all but since a lot of the writers now a days are referencing characters i might not be familiar with, this Book at least makes it possible to get an idea about who it is or was at one point... its only drawback is because of when it was published a small percent of the information is not canon with todays stories.
Zap! Pow! Bam! January 29, 2008
Maurice Withers
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Book delivered the powerful punch I was expecting. Bought for my son and he loves it. It is very informative.
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