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Time Machine: Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked

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Time Machine: Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
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1hr 40min
Release:
2003
Distributor:
A&E Home Video
Synopsis: Hosted by Peta Wilson, this breezy cable TV documentary chronicles the history of comic-book superheroes, from the introduction of Superman in 1938 to the present day. The producers were given unprecedented access to the files of DC and Marvel, the foremost purveyors of funny-paper protagonists with "powers far beyond those of mortal men." Among the topics covered are the neurosis-ridden heroes created under the aegis of Marvel's Stan Lee, and the kinkier aspects of DC's superheroine Wonder Woman. ... Full Synopsis
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Pity the poor comic book geek, who watched the price of his sacred collection rise into the stratosphere only to sink below the value of Lucent stock when publishers took advantage of their innate greed. It's not exactly Greek tragedy, but it is one of the more interesting segments of the documentary made for the geek in all of us, Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked. This is an excellent chronicle of ... Full Review
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