On the origin of superheroes : from the big bang to Action Comics no. 1 /

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"Most readers think that superheroes began with Superman in 1938, but that Kryptonian rocket didn't just drop out of the sky. By the time Superman's creators were born, the superhero's most defining elements--secret identities, aliases, disguises, signature symbols, traumatic ori...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gavaler, Chris (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Heroes in literature.
Superheroes in literature.
Heroic virtue.
Heroes > History.
Heroes > Mythology.
Héros dans la littérature.
Superhéros dans la littérature.
Vertu héroïque.
Héros > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Heroes
Heroes in literature
Heroes > Mythology
Heroic virtue
Superheroes in literature
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Origin story
  • In the beginning
  • Revolution
  • A parliament of monsters
  • Indians & cowboys
  • Evolution
  • Thou shalt not kill
  • The superhero guide to love & sex
  • Best of both worlds
  • Epilogue: Magneto's giftshop.

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