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___MASK88___ Book Artist was an American magazine founded by Jon B . Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of American ___MASK88___ books , with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s . It was published by TwoMorrows Publishing and later Top Shelf Productions from 1998  2005 . Its ___MASK94___ is " ___MASK88___ Book Creator " magazine which started publishing in 2013 and is also published by TwoMorrows . Marvels is a ___MASK82___ - issue ___MASK91___ comic book written by Kurt Busiek , painted by Alex Ross and edited by Marcus McLaurin . It was published by Marvel Comics in 1994 . Joseph " Joe " Shuster ( ___MASK77___ 10 , 1914  ___MASK77___ 30 , 1992 ) was a Canadian - American ___MASK88___ book artist best known for co - creating the ___MASK17___ character Superman , with writer Jerry Siegel , in " Action Comics " # ___MASK23___ ( cover - dated June 1938 ). ___MASK61___ Comics is an American ___MASK96___ that introduced Superman , one of the first major superhero characters as the term is popularly defined . The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications , and later as National Comics Publications and as National Periodical Publications , before taking on its current name of DC Comics . Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest - running comic books with consecutively numbered issues . A second volume of " ___MASK61___ Comics " with issue # 1 ran from 2011 to 2016 . " ___MASK61___ Comics " returned to its original numbering beginning with issue # 957 ( Aug . 2016 ). Nextwave is a humorous ___MASK96___ by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen , published by Marvel Comics between 2006 and 2007 . Superman is a fictional ___MASK39___ appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster , high ___MASK74___ students living in Cleveland , Ohio , in 1933 . They sold Superman to Detective Comics , the future DC Comics , in 1938 . Superman debuted in " Action Comics " # ___MASK23___ ( cover - dated June 1938 ) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials , newspaper strips , television programs , films , and video games . With this success , Superman helped to create the ___MASK39___ archetype and establish its primacy within the American comic book . The character is also referred to by such epithets as the Man of ___MASK21___ , the Man of Tomorrow , and The Last Son of Krypton . Kurt Busiek ( born ___MASK92___ 16 , 1960 ) is an American comic book writer . His work includes the " Marvels " ___MASK91___ , his own series titled " Astro City ", and a four - year run on " The Avengers ". Kurt Busiek ' s Astro ___MASK22___ is an American ___MASK39___ anthology ___MASK96___ centered on a fictional American city of that name . Created and written by Kurt Busiek , the series is mostly illustrated by Brent Anderson , with character designs and painted covers by Alex Ross . The first series debuted in August 1995 , published by Image Comics , and eventually moved to Homage Comics , part of the Wildstorm Signature Series . Ultimate ___MASK8___ - Man is a superhero ___MASK96___ that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2009 . The ___MASK56___ is a modernized re - imagining of Marvel ' s long - ___MASK90___ ___MASK8___ - Man comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint . Ultimate ___MASK8___ - Man exists alongside other revamped Marvel characters in Ultimate Marvel titles including " Ultimate X - Men ", " Ultimate Fantastic Four ", and " The Ultimates ". In modern popular ___MASK46___ , a ___MASK39___ ( sometimes rendered super - ___MASK31___ or super ___MASK31___ ) is a type of costumed heroic character who possesses supernatural or superhuman powers and who is dedicated to fighting crime , protecting the public , and usually battling supervillains . A female ___MASK39___ is sometimes called a superheroine ( also rendered super - heroine or super heroine ). Fiction centered on such characters , especially in American comic books since the 1930s , is known as ___MASK39___ ___MASK46___ . The DC Universe ( DCU ) is the fictional ___MASK97___ where the stories in most American ___MASK88___ book titles published by ___MASK17___ take place . DC superheroes such as Batman , Superman , and Wonder Woman are from this universe , and it also contains well known supervillains such as the Joker , Lex Luthor , and Darkseid . It should be noted that in context , " DC Universe " usually refers to the main DC continuity . Cleveland is a ___MASK22___ in the U . S . state of Ohio and the ___MASK69___ of Cuyahoga County , the most populous county in the state . The ___MASK22___ is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie , approximately west of the Pennsylvania border . It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River , and became a manufacturing center owing to its ___MASK84___ on the lake shore , as well as being connected to numerous canals and railroad lines . Cleveland ' s ___MASK36___ has diversified sectors that include manufacturing , financial services , healthcare , and biomedical . Cleveland is also home to the Rock and Roll ___MASK30___ of Fame . An American ___MASK88___ book is a thin ( typically 32 - ___MASK14___ ) periodical containing primarily comics content . Ultimate X - Men is a ___MASK39___ ___MASK96___ that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009 . The series is a modernized re - imagining of Marvel ' s long - running X - Men comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint . The Ultimate X - Men exist alongside other revamped Marvel characters in Ultimate Marvel titles including " Ultimate Spider - Man ", " Ultimate Fantastic Four ", and " The Ultimates ". Stuart Immonen is a Canadian ___MASK88___ book artist . He is best known for his work on " Nextwave ", " Ultimate X - Men ", " The New Avengers ", and " Ultimate ___MASK8___ - Man ". His pencils are usually inked by Wade Von Grawbadger . Krypto , also known as Superdog , is a ___MASK50___ and ___MASK39___ . He is Superman ' s pet ___MASK12___ in the various " Superman " comic books published by DC Comics . Krypto ' s first appearance was in a Superboy story in " ___MASK59___ Comics " # 210 in March 1955 . Krypto ' s breed is never specifically given in the comic books , and he is drawn as a white ___MASK12___ of generic pedigree . Batman is a fictional ___MASK39___ appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger , and first appeared in " Detective Comics " # 27 ( 1939 ). Originally named the " Bat - Man ", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader , the Dark Knight , and the World ' s Greatest Detective . Gotham by Gaslight is a ___MASK17___ one - shot by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola , with inks by P . Craig Russell . It spawned a ___MASK94___ , Master of the Future ( 1991 ), also written by Augustyn , but with drawings by Eduardo Barreto . Elseworlds was the ___MASK33___ imprint for American comic books produced by DC Comics for stories which took place outside the DC Universe canon . The " Gotham by Gaslight " ___MASK53___ , featuring Batman , is considered to be the first ___MASK68___ " Elseworlds " story . The " Elseworlds " ___MASK16___ was trademarked in 1989 , the same ___MASK66___ as the first " Elseworlds " ___MASK33___ . ___MASK17___ , Inc . is an American comic book publisher . It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment , a subsidiary of Warner Bros . Entertainment , Inc . , a division of ___MASK60___ Warner . ___MASK17___ is one of the largest , oldest , and most successful companies operating in American comic books , and produces material featuring numerous well - known heroic characters , including Superman , Batman , Wonder Woman , Green Lantern , Supergirl , The Flash , Aquaman , Cyborg , Shazam , Martian Manhunter , Zatanna , Static Shock , Hawkman , Hawkgirl and Green Arrow . The fictional DC universe also features teams such as the Justice League , the Justice ___MASK65___ of America , the Suicide Squad , and the Teen Titans , and well - known villains such as Joker , Lex Luthor , Darkseid , Catwoman , Ra ' s al Ghul , Deathstroke , Professor Zoom , Sinestro , Black Adam and Brainiac . The company has also published non - DC Universe - related material , including " Watchmen ", " V for Vendetta " and many titles under their alternative imprint Vertigo . The X - Men is a fictional ___MASK5___ of superheroes appearing in American ___MASK88___ books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist / co - writer ___MASK2___ Kirby , the characters first appeared in " The X - Men " # ___MASK23___ ( September 1963 ). They are among the most recognizable and successful intellectual properties of Marvel Comics , appearing in numerous books , television shows , films , and video games . ___MASK8___ - Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer - ___MASK19___ Stan Lee and writer - artist Steve Ditko , and first appeared in the anthology comic book " Amazing Fantasy " # 15 ( Aug . 1962 ) in the Silver ___MASK89___ of Comic Books . Lee and Ditko conceived the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben , and as a teenager , having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence in addition to those of a costumed crime - fighter . ___MASK8___ - Man ' s creators gave him super strength and agility , the ability to cling to most surfaces , shoot spider - webs using wrist - mounted devices of his own invention , which he calls " web - shooters ", and react to danger quickly with his " spider - sense ", enabling him to combat his foes . Jerome " Jerry " Siegel ( ___MASK55___ 17 , 1914  ___MASK72___ 28 , 1996 ), who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter , and Jerry Ess , was the American co - creator , along with Joe Shuster , of Superman , the first of the great ___MASK88___ book superheroes and one of the most recognizable of the 20th ___MASK35___ . Superman : Secret Identity is a ___MASK82___ - issue mini - ___MASK56___ of 48 pages each in prestige format , written by Kurt Busiek and illustrated by Stuart Immonen . It was first published monthly , starting ___MASK72___ 2004 . The title was not released under the Elseworlds banner , but is regarded as a non - canonical story . The story describes the life of Clark Kent , a man in a world in which superheroes exist only as characters in comics , who suddenly gains the powers of Superman and embarks on a super - heroic career , but keeps his existence secret from the world at large .