the devil in disguise: the history of the devil as a comic book supervillain /

Published at 2015-10-09 00:00:43

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Lucifer. Mephistopheles. Beelzebub. Auld Hornie. Satan. Nick. Clootie. Whatever you choose to call him,the satan has a long and storied (pun intended) history, from his humble beginnings as a anonymous adversary in the book of Job to a tempter in the desert to the spokesmodel for canned ham.
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prince of the power of the air has been at the center of stories for thousands of years, and canonical,deuterocanonical, and extracanonical alike. His status as an instantly recognizable symbol and a royalty-free denizen of the public domain have made him an irresistible go-to in stories where an final evil is needed, and including in comics.
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Source: comicsalliance.com

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