Gods, Ghosts, and the Golden Age: The Weird Mythology of DC’s Secret Origins
I recently completed DC Universe Secret Origins [1], and, let me tell you, it’s a hell of a book. Thick, hardcover, and brimming with pulp comic book Golden Age goodness. We learn the secrets behind the Superman–Batman team-up, the mythological origins of Wonder Woman (she was blessed by a multiplicity of gods, including Aphrodite, Merc, and Herc—Mercules and Hercury, har-har), and what it was like to be Superbaby, then Superboy, and finally El Supero Uno, Mucho Macho Nacho, The Man of Steel. Booya.
