Super-history
Johnson, Jeffrey K., 1972-
Super-history comic book superheroes and American society, 1938 to the present / [electronic resource] : Jeffrey K. Johnson. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012. - x, 220 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
We need a hero: New Deal social avengers and vigilantes (1938-1940) -- World War II and super-patriots (1941-1945) -- The nuclear era (1945-1989) -- The postwar 1940s and 1950s: supernormal (1946-1959) -- Counterculture heroes (1960-1969) -- The American malaise (1970-1979) -- Super-conservatives and neo-cowboys (1980-1989) -- Searching for a new direction (1990-1999) -- Decade of fear (2000-2009).
"As a form of popular literature, superhero narratives have closely mirrored and molded social trends and changes, influencing and reflecting political, social, and cultural events. This study provides a decade by decade chronicle of American history from 1938 to 2010 through the lens of superhero comics"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism.
Literature and society--United States.
Superheroes in literature.
Graphic novels.
Electronic books.
PN6725 / .J64 2012eb
741.5/0973
Super-history comic book superheroes and American society, 1938 to the present / [electronic resource] : Jeffrey K. Johnson. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012. - x, 220 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
We need a hero: New Deal social avengers and vigilantes (1938-1940) -- World War II and super-patriots (1941-1945) -- The nuclear era (1945-1989) -- The postwar 1940s and 1950s: supernormal (1946-1959) -- Counterculture heroes (1960-1969) -- The American malaise (1970-1979) -- Super-conservatives and neo-cowboys (1980-1989) -- Searching for a new direction (1990-1999) -- Decade of fear (2000-2009).
"As a form of popular literature, superhero narratives have closely mirrored and molded social trends and changes, influencing and reflecting political, social, and cultural events. This study provides a decade by decade chronicle of American history from 1938 to 2010 through the lens of superhero comics"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism.
Literature and society--United States.
Superheroes in literature.
Graphic novels.
Electronic books.
PN6725 / .J64 2012eb
741.5/0973