Are you a comic-book fan? Obsessed by superheroes?

This unique A-Z of more than 1,000 classic characters created by comic giant Marvel will satisfy any super-thirst for knowledge. Get closer to Spider-Man, the Avengers, Hulk, Wolverine, the X-Men and more ... all your favourite superheroes and villains are here, as well as some weird and wonderful one-offs.

Knock-out double-page features celebrate some of the biggest stars with intimate details on their powers, titanic clashes and action-packed careers.

Jam packed with things you never knew, as well as original, comic-book art - the power and excitement of more than 60 years of comic-book history explodes off every page.

There are 352 pages in this book. This is a comic strip book. This book was published 2006 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Peter Sanderson is a comics historian and critic, who was Marvel's first official archivist. He is the author of DK's best selling X-Men: The Ultimate Guide and co-author of DK's The Marvel Encyclopedia and Marvel Chronicle. Peter was also one of the main writers of the first four versions of The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Daniel Wallace is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Characters as well as a dozen more books that explore the underpinnings of the Star Wars universe, such as Star Wars: The Essential Atlas and The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia. He is a regular contributor to Star Wars Insider magazine and assembled the questions used in the Star Wars Trivial Pursuit game. In addition to his contributions to the galaxy far, far away, he has written for universes including Indiana Jones, Smallville, Supernatural, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics, with books including The Marvel Encyclopedia, The DC Comics Chronicle, and The Art of Superman Returns. Tom DeFalco is a comic book writer who is the top-selling author for Spider-Man comic books. He has also edited the Spider-Man series of comics and was Editor-in-Chief at Marvel comics for a number of years. Andrew Darling is an experienced writer and journalist. He specializes in film, television and comic-book writing and has written several books and magazine articles on science-fiction films. The author of more than 150 children's books, Michael Teitelbaum lives in New York. Jessica Allen works with magazines, books, and children's products. She lives in Rhode Island.