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Explores Superman's status as an American icon and examines how a fictional character has managed to sustain that pre-eminent standing for almost eighty years. Superman is shown by Gordon to be an amalgam of factors including myth, memory, nostalgia, intellectual property regimes, authors, readers, fans, collectors, comics, radio series, movie serials, television shows, animation, toys, and feature films.

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Explores Superman's status as an American icon and examines how a fictional character has managed to sustain that pre-eminent standing for almost eighty years. Superman is shown by Gordon to be an amalgam of factors including myth, memory, nostalgia, intellectual property regimes, authors, readers, fans, collectors, comics, radio series, movie serials, television shows, animation, toys, and feature films.
Autorenporträt
IAN GORDON is an associate professor of history at the National University of Singapore. His books include Comic Strips and Consumer Culture, Comics and Ideology and Film and Comic Books.