TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Jeffrey K.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Super-history: comic book superheroes and American society, 1938 to the present 
AV  - PN6725 .J64 2012eb
U1  - 741.5/0973 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Jefferson, N.C.
PB  - McFarland
KW  - Comic books, strips, etc
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Literature and society
KW  - United States
KW  - Superheroes in literature
KW  - Graphic novels
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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); Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10557753
ER  -