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Superhero
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search- Superhero fiction
- Real-life superhero
- Supervillain
- Science hero
- Lists of Superheroes
- Superhero film
- List of actors who have played superheroes
- List of superhero debuts
- List of comic book superpowers
References
- ^ Merriam-Webster Online: "Superhero"
- ^ "United States Patent and Trademark Office latest status info for trademark serial #78356610
- ^ Per Niccum, John. "'V for Vendetta' is S for Subversive", Lawrence Journal-World , March 17, 2006; Gesh, Lois H., and Robert Weinberg, The Science of Superheroes (John Wiley & Sons, 2002; ISBN 978-0-471-02460-6), Chapter 3: "The Dark Knight: Batman: A NonSuper Superhero"; Adherents.com, "The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters: Rev. Dr. Christopher Syn, the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (one of the world's first masked crime-fighters)" (undated, no byline); Lovece, Frank, The Dark Knight (movie review) Film Journal International , July 16, 2008 ("Batman himself is an anomaly as one of the few superheroes without superpowers…"), and other sources. While the Dictionary.com definition of "superhero" is "A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime," the more longstanding Merriam-Webster dictionary gives the definition as "a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers; also : an exceptionally skillful or successful person".
- ^ Benton, Mike. The Comic Book in America: An Illustrated History (Taylor Publishing: Dallas, Texas, 1989), pp. 178–181, reprinted at website Religious Affiliation of Comics Book Characters: "The Significant Seven: History's Most Influential Super-heroes"
- ^ Dictionary.com: Superhero
- ^ Ulaby, Neda. All Things Considered , "Comics Creators Search for 'Super Hero' Alternative". March 27, 2006
- ^ Schwimmer, Martin. The Trademark Blog , "Do DC and Marvel Own Exclusive Rights in 'SUPER HERO'?" 2004.
- ^ Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Arrow Trading Co., Inc. v. Victorinox A.G. and Wenger S.A. . 2003
- ^ Coleman, Ron. Likelihood of Confusion , "SUPER HERO® my foot". 2006.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory. Boing Boing , "Marvel Comics: stealing our language". 2006.
- ^ Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Fantomah
- ^ Don Markstein's Tonnopedia