About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 358. Not illustrated. Chapters: Firestar, John Constantine, Superboy-Prime, Tabitha Smith, Anti-Monitor, Scourge of the Underworld, Black Mask, Doctor Light, Krillin, Longshot, Doctor Mid-Nite, Silver Sable, Kid Devil, Mojo, Strong Guy, Alexander Luthor, Jr., Jinx, Diamondback, Legion, Normie Osborn, Casey Jones, Brian Banner, Demolition Man, Hourman, Alistair Smythe, Fenris, Mister Bones, Nimrod, Kole, Shadow Thief, Sin-Eater, Sharon Ventura, Bushmaster, Cadre, Flag-Smasher, Rattler, Hawkman, Erg, Pariah, Skrullian Skymaster, Kofi Whitemane, Myg, Scout, Bekka, Lady Quark, Black Mass, Interloper, Onyx, Fastball, Phastos, Cybele, Khoryphos, Royal Roy, Vigilante. Excerpt: John Constantine (pronounced ) (born May 10, 1953) is a fictional character, an occult detective in comic books published by Vertigo. The character first appeared in Swamp Thing #37 (June 1985), and was created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben. Constantine is the protagonist of the comic book Hellblazer. John Constantine first appeared in 1985 as a recurring character in the horror series The Saga of the Swamp Thing, in which he acted as a "supernatural advisor" to the main character. In these early appearances, Constantine was depicted as a sorcerer of questionable morality, whose appearance was based on that of the musician Sting (specifically, as Sting appeared in the movies Brimstone & Treacle and Quadrophenia). Alan Moore created the character after artists Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben, who were fans of The Police, expressed a desire to draw a character who looked like Sting. They had already drawn at least one such character in Sting's likeness, as a briefly-glimpsed background figure wearing a black-and-red-striped t-shirt, in Swamp Thing #25 (1984). In his earliest Swamp Thing appearances, the character is drawn with a marked resemb...
