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02100aam a2200325Ia 4500 001 2F225A2E817F11E79428AD3997128E48 003 SILO 005 20170815010034 008 130425s2012 xxua 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1435143604 020 $a 9781435143609 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Simonson, Louise 245 10 $a DC Comics covergirls / $c by Louise Simonson ; foreword by Adam Hughes 246 30 $a Covergirls 246 3 $a Cover girls 260 $a [United States?] : $b Rizzoli International Publications, $c c2012 300 $a 205 p. : $b ill. (chiefly col.) ; $c 32 cm 500 $a "This edition published for Barnes and Noble by Rizzoli International Publications" --T.p. verso 505 0 $a Wonder Woman -- Lois Lane -- Supergirl -- Gotham girls -- Vertigo -- New generation 520 $a From the trailblazing Wonder Woman of the 1940s to edgy, girl-power-driven comics series like Birds of Prey, DC Comics Covergirls takes a look at the female characters of DC Comics throughout the company's history, and features many of DC Comics' iconic comic book covers. Written by comic book writer Louise Simonson, the book examines the evolution of the comic book women of DC Comics: the 1942 introduction of the most famous DC heroine, Wonder Woman, and her various incarnations up to the present; the creation of comic book spin-offs based on characters such as Lois Lane; and the recent wealth of fierce, female character-driven comics such as Supergirl, Birds of Prey, Batgirl, and Catwoman, featuring women who have no trouble being both sexy and strong-willed. Famous featured DC Comics artists include Jim Lee, Alex Ross, Adam Hughes, J. Scott Campbell, Michael Turner, Tim Sale, and Jill Thompson 610 20 $a DC Comics, Inc 650 0 $a Women $v Comic books, strips, etc 650 0 $a Comic strip characters $z United States 650 0 $a Women in art 650 0 $a Comic book covers $z United States 700 1 $a Hughes, Adam 941 $a 1 952 $l DAPG173 $d 20170815011730.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2F225A2E817F11E79428AD3997128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search