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An alien orphan from the planet Krypton crash lands on Earth, and is adopted by a human couple--one day he will become Superman, defender of the people of Earth.

Hal Jordan is a daring test pilot until one day a dying alien gives him a ring of power that changes him into a member of the Green Lanterns, defenders of the Galaxy.

Supervillain Jonathan Crane, alias The Scarecrow, has always been afraid of birds and now he plans to use his experimental fear gas to revenge himself on Batman by terrifying Robin to death--but when his plan backfires, he finds himself more scared then ever.

Barbara Gordon grew up idolizing Batman, the masked vigilante who protected her home of Gotham City. As she got older, she realized that one person wasn't enough to protect all the people of Gotham from the city's widespread crime-and she was ready to step up and help. Readers will find out how Barbara became Batgirl, how she uses technology to fight crime, and what super-villains she has encountered.

When the Flash comes face to face with Captain Cold and three other villains, he is outnumbered and alone. To defeat all four threats, Barry Allen must think back to his childhood of growing up alone when he had to fend for himself, and realizes he will have to do the same now.

Wolverine is not known for opening his heart to others. In The world according to Wolverine, however, the virtually indestructible mutant shares his thoughts on the super hero life for the very first time, offering hard-learned advice to those who would follow in his footsteps. Covering topics such as harnessing mutant powers, taming your animal instincts, and going toe-to-toe with cosmic bad guys, this book is essential reading for anybody who wants...