Superman : : The Persistence of an American Icon / / Ian Gordon.
After debuting in 1938, Superman soon became an American icon. But why has he maintained his iconic status for nearly 80 years? And how can he still be an American icon when the country itself has undergone so much change? Superman: Persistence of an American Icon examines the many iterations of the...
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Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Comics Culture
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (200 p.) :; 30 color illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- SUPERMAN
- Introduction. The Persistence of an American Icon
- Chapter One. Superman Mythos and History
- Chapter Two. Ideology and Morality
- Chapter Three. Superman: The Object of Nostalgia
- Chapter Four. Production, Authorship, and Ownership
- Chapter Five. Readers and Audiences
- Chapter Six. Superman the Brand and Beyond
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index