Matthew K Manning

Hal Jordan is a daring test pilot until one day a dying alien gives him a ring of power that changes him into a member of the Green Lanterns, defenders of the Galaxy.

At a charity ball, Bruce Wayne notices a strange coincidence--all of the waiters are twins. Then suddenly, the terrible Two-Face crashes the festivities! He has partnered with another super-villain to rob every bank in Gotham, but first this crazy criminal wants to take down the city's top moneymaker. Before Bruce can change into his secret identity, Batman, Two-Face captures the billionaire and leads him toward the factory that birthed his criminal...

Taking a rare day off from the Daily Planet newspaper, Clark Kent relaxes with his new sci-fi novel, Little Green Men. Then suddenly, the mild-mannered reporter hears a scream! Unable to ignore his other job as Superman the world's greatest hero, he soars toward the cry for help, rescuing a construction worker from a near fatal fall. The interruptions, however, don't stop there, and the Man of Steel's lazy day quickly becomes stranger than fiction....

An accident turned Victor Stone -- football star and son of a brilliant scientist -- into the hero Cyborg. When aliens led by a super-villain attack Earth, Cyborg answers the call to stop them. Follow his journey from ordinary high schooler to cybernetic man in this action-packed chapter book for early readers!

"While Scooby-Doo and the gang visit a tourist town, the Mystery Machine vanished in a patch of thick fog. Other vehicles have gone missing as well. Mystery Inc. is on the case! But can they unravel the mystery of the Mist Monster, or will they get lost in the fog?"--Provided by publisher.

A story from the Arabian Nights, which tells of a poor woodcutter who discovers the secret hiding place where a band of robbers keep their stolen riches, written as a comic book.

"Witches are on the loose in Salem, and they're wreaking havoc at the annual costume contest! The Mystery Inc. gang is supposed to be judging the contest, but first they need your help to solve a spooktacular mystery and save the town. Will the gang choose the right path or find themselves at a dead end? Should they follow the witches or flee Salem for good? Will there ever be a costume contest winner?"-- Back cover.

Batman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman investigate Lex Luthor's ultimate weapon auction, and when they discover that it is their Justice League teammate Metamorpho that is being sold, they realize that they must rescue him--and how they proceed and whether they succeed is up to the reader in this "you choose" story.

Everybody thinks that the "ponies" in Xander's magic show are made to look the way they do (like zombie ponies) with tricks and make-up, but the eccentric billionaire Russ DeVon knows what they are (the unicorn part, at least) because when Russ was nine he discovered Pegasia, and was kicked out for trying to steal a baby unicorn--and now he will stop at nothing to get back there.

"A swarm of insects threatens the Montgomery Orchard and Xander's fruitful summer job. Luckily, the so-called bugs aren't actually bugs. Unluckily, they're unicorn-hating fairies from Pegasia! If Xander and his unicorns can't rid the orchard of these pests, their secret will be blown like a stomach-load of multi-colored chunks"--Back cover.