When the mysterious owner of the local comic book store presents Duncan with a strange chequebook capable of granting him three wishes, Duncan automatically asks to be a hero. When he asks to a superhero, however, the forces of evil become too much for him to handle.

 

This book features in the following series: Are You Afraid Of the Dark?, Minstrel Book, Nickelodeon Series .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Simon & Schuster .

John Peel was born in 1954 in Nottingham, England. He attended Nottingham University and began his writing career as the editorial assistant for England's "Apparel Production and Marketing. " He later worked as a comic-strip writer for "Marvel Comics" in London, and was until recently the overseas television critic for England's "Starburst" magazine. Since immigrating to the U. S. A. in 1981, John Peel has worked as a contributing writer and editor for numerous media-based magazines. He now writes novels full-time from his home on Long Island, where he resides with his wife, Nan, their wirehair fox terrier, Dashiell, their orange, spotted tabby, Amika, and their miniature pinschers, Loki (aptly named after the Norse god of mischief and destruction), Bartleby, Shadow, Reggie, Tievel, Rocky, Anubis Princess and Lady Penelope.