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* 1 • Introduction (Superheroes) • essay by John Varley * 13 • A Clean Sweep • shortstory by Laurell K. Hamilton * 19 • Time for a Hero • shortfiction by Brian M. Thomsen * 29 • Peer Review • novelette by Michael A. Stackpole * 59 • Shadow Storm • shortfiction by Mickey Zucker Reichert * 71 • Empowered • shortstory by Alan Dean Foster * 81 • Handing on the Goggles • shortstory by B. W. Clough * 85 • She Who Might Be Obeyed • shortstory by Roland J. Green and Frieda A. Murray * 105 • And the Sea Shall Cast Him Out • shortfiction by William Marden * 111 • The Defender of Central Park • shortfiction by Josepha Sherman * 119 • Reflected Glory • shortfiction by Paul Kupperberg * 153 • Super Acorns • shortstory by Mike Resnick and Lawrence Schimel * 161 • Vets • shortfiction by Richard Lee Byers * 165 • Four Tales of Many Names • shortfiction by Geral Hausman * 177 • The Long Crawl of Hugh Glass • novelette by Roger Zelazny * 209 • God Save the King • shortfiction by P. J. Beese and Todd Cameron Hamilton * 219 • Contract Hit • shortstory by Richard A. Knaak * 233 • Origin Story • shortfiction by Dwight R. Decker * 243 • Tu Quoque • shortstory by John DeChancie * 253 • Theme Music Man • shortfiction by Jody Lynn Nye * 263 • Bicycle Superhero • shortfiction by Dennis O'Neil * 275 • Captain Asimov • shortfiction by Steve Antczak * 293 • Press Conference • shortfiction by Brad Linaweaver * 301 • Basic Training • shortfiction by Jerry Bingham * 319 • One of the Boys • novelette by Lawrence Watt-Evans * 341 • Truth, Justice and the Politically Correct Socialist Path • novelette by John Varley
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Michael Hendrickson
reviewed Superheroes on April 10, 2018 Superheroes
(excerpted from my blog)
Enough with the picture books, what about prose? Comic books had their resurgence and then flamed out so badly that it was difficult to find a comic book store, let alone a prose novel, but in 1995 John Varley put out an anthology of short stories called SUPERHEROES. The fact that the title was available illustrates how unsaturated the market was.
I borrowed the book from a friend. We had grown up pondering 'what would you do if you had superpowers?' or 'what is the worst superpower?' This book played with these topics and lead me to consider more.
I can't list specific stories, but certain scenes are still vivid in my memory. One superhero confronting another who has turned his powers on his unfaithful wife. A villainess breaking a hero's heart on a tropical beach. The most provocative was the story of a hero from another world with a determined fan who learns too late that his human appearance is only skin deep.
The anthology was edited by John Varley (who wrote the excellent sci-fi epic DEMON) and Ricia Mainhardt with stories from genre veterans including Roger Zelazny, Alan Dean Foster, Laurell K. Hamilton, Â Mike Resnick, Richard Lee Byers and Michael A. Stackpole.
How dark? Contents include: skeletonized victims, arson, secret alien supermen, child murder and publicists.
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