This second collection of classic Flash tales from the dawn of the 1960s introduces many of Barry Allen's in famous foes, including Mirror Master, Weather Wizard, the Trickster, and Captain Cold! Also making their debut in this fast-paced volume are the Flash's young ally, Kid Flash -- a.k.a. Wally West, the hero who eventually took over as the ...
We are often faced with choices that involve the weighing of people's lives against each other, or the weighing of lives against other good things. These are choices both for individuals and for societies. A person who is terminally ill may have to choose between palliative care and more aggressive treatment, which will give her a longer life but ...
More than 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume. This volume features The Flash in fantastic tales from late 1950s and into the 1960s, where he faces the Mirror Master, the Trickster, Captain Cold, and many other villains. Young adult.
In the early 1960s, DC led the way into a new age of super-hero comics with modern interpretations of such 1940s heroes as the Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman. Katar Hol, a law officer from the planet Thanagar, came to Earth to study crime-fighting techniques and, of course, battle evil...alongside his partner and love interest, Hawkgirl. These ...
A new series begins, collecting the complete adventures of Green Lantern from his earliest appearances in the late 1950s in chronological order as they originally appeared. The adventures begin with the origin of Earth's Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, as he inherits the power ring of his fallen predecessor, Abin Sur. Before long, Green Lantern faces ...
Many economic problems are also ethical problems: should we value economic equality? how much should we care about preserving the environment? how should medical resources be divided between saving life and enhancing life? This book examines some of the practical issues that lie between economics and ethics, and shows how utility theory can ...
In his study of the civilian population that fell victim to the brutality of the 1860s Kansas Indian wars, Jeff Broome recounts the captivity of Susanna Alderdice, who was killed along with three of her children by her Cheyenne captors (known as Dog Soldiers) at the Battle of Summit Springs in July 1869, and of her four-year-old son, who was ...
Alternate worlds were once a hallmark of the DC Universe. Various Earths existed that were strikingly alike yet distinctly different. The modern heroes of the Justice League of America existed on Earth-One, while the Justice Society of America lived on Earth-Two. This title features some of the greatest stories from the 1960s, in which The Flash, ...
The Spectre, Doctor Fate and many other favorites to fight against a variety of colourful villains from one of comics' most energetic and imaginative eras, including Hollywood raceteers, cosmic criminals and a modern-day Billy the Kid. Age 12+.
This work uses techniques from economics to illuminate fundamental questions in ethics, particularly in the foundations of utilitarianism. Topics considered include the nature of teleological ethics, the foundations of decision theory, the value of equality, and the moral significance of a person's continuing identity through time. The argument is ...
The further adventures of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, the Silver Age's sci-fi-influenced super-hero, continues! This time, the Emerald Gladiator squares off against foes such as Dr. Light, Hector Hammond, Evil Star and many more! This hardcover reprints nine classic tales from Green Lantern, by writers Gardner Fox and John Broome, and artists Gil ...
The Flash races into adventure in this new volume featuring some of his greatest foes! Originally published in the early 1960s, these stories pit The Fastest Man Alive against members of his infamous Rogues Gallery including Captain Cold, Abra-Kadabra, Mirror Master, Pied Piper, Heat Wave and the Reverse Flash!
An amazing collection of post World War II era tales, ALL STAR ARCHIVES VOL. 9 reprints the classic adventures of the Justice Society of America as they were originally published in the late 1940s. America's original team of super-heroes, the JSA was a diverse group of characters that defended the United States against Nazi plots, alien invasions, ...
Three strange accidents transformed police scientist Barry Allen, college student Jay Garrick and young Wally West into super-speedsters -- but it was no accident that made them heroes! This fast-paced volume finds The Flashes locked in battle against their greatest foes, including Gorilla Grodd, The Reverse Flash and many others. These titanic ...
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