Super-History: Comic Book Superheroes and American Society, by Jeffrey K. Johnson

By Jeffrey K. Johnson

within the below 8 many years because Superman’s debut in 1938, comedian ebook superheroes became an quintessential a part of American society and the nation’s dominant mythology. They characterize America’s hopes, desires, fears, and desires. As a kind of renowned literature, superhero narratives have heavily reflected tendencies and occasions within the country. This research perspectives American historical past from 1938 to 2010 during the lens of superhero comics, revealing the spandex-clad guardians to be not just fictional characters yet barometers of where and time during which they reside.
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