Outrageous, fascinating and bizarre facts from every corner of the comic book universeWhat comic book artist was the recipient of an on-stage thank you from Paul McCartney and an on-air apology from Johnny Carson What superhero got his powers by being bitten by a mongoose What popular NPR host was forever immortalized as a bad boyfriend in a notable comic book In iWhy Does Batman Carry Shark Repellenti, author Brian Cronin will answer those questions and more by revealing the most obscure, wacky and surprising facts about comics from the characters and creators, to the TV shows, movies and merch. Cronin has teamed up with some of the top comic book writers and artists of today to present 100 trivia lists, including p. Nine Celebrities That Guest-Starred in Comic Books without Their Permissionpp. Seven Bands That Got Their Names from Comicspp. Ten Crazy Items Found on Batman s Utility Belt pp. Five Comic Book Inventions That Eventually Became Realpp. Five Stupidest Superhero Originspp.