A companion to '500 Great Comicbook Action Heroes', this title takes a look at the dark side of the coin. It turns the spotlight on the fiendish foes without whom those fearless champions of justice and defenders of freedom would have no one to test their mettle against.

Offers a concise history of comics and action heroes and heroines, tracing their development from the first US comics up to modern developments. Forty characters are profiled, special features are interspersed throughout and topics of particular interest are covered in depth.