DC is apparently re-releasing Michael Fleisher's 1976 Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes. Volume 1 (Batman) comes out next week; volume 2 (Wonder Woman) is due in July. Those of you who read Previews and keep up on these sorts of things probably already knew this, but it was news to me. I imagine the Superman volume (aka the Great Superman Book) will be re-released in the fall.
Fleisher had planned 5 additional volumes -- one on Captain Marvel, Plastic Man and the Spirit; one on Green Lantern; one on the Flash; one on Captain America, Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch; and one on Dr. Fate, Hawkman, Starman and the Spectre. As far as I'm aware, none of those were ever written, and I wouldn't expect to see them released now.
Posted by Jason Fliegel at May 17, 2007 12:37 PM
Are those going to be released as paperbacks or hardbacks or what?
It's a shame the other volumes didn't get written, if that was indeed the case.
It's going to be softcover -- 416 black & white pages for $19.95.
Here is the solicit.