Richard Hall

The American Superhero

Encyclopedia of Caped Crusaders in History

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Produktbeschreibung

This compilation of essential information on 100 superheroes from comic book issues, various print and online references, and scholarly analyses provides readers all of the relevant material on superheroes in one place. The American Superhero: Encyclopedia of Caped Crusaders in History covers the history of superheroes and superheroines in America from approximately 1938-2010 in an intentionally inclusive manner. The book features a chronology of important dates in superhero history, five thematic essays covering the overall history of superheroes, and 100 A-Z entries on various superheroes. Complementing the entries are sidebars of important figures or events and a glossary of terms in superhero research. Designed for anyone beginning to research superheroes and superheroines, The American Superhero contains a wide variety of facts, figures, and features about caped crusaders and shows their importance in American history. Further, it collects and verifies information that otherwise would require hours of looking through multiple books and websites to find. * Examines in detail how superheroes and superheroines have appeared in comics and other media over the decades * Shows how superheroes and superheroines have reflected the hopes, fears, and values of American society at any given period * Provides scholarly material that gives readers additional important historical context in five essays * Ensures that diverse and obscure superheroes and superheroines are given equal coverage

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 947g
• ISBN-13: 9781440861239
• ISBN-10: 1440861234
• Artikelnr.: 54383078

Autorenporträt

Richard A. Hall

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chronology of Milestone Events Introduction Thematic Essays The
Golden Age of Comics and the Quest for American Identity: 1938-1955 The
Nonconformist Hero and the Silver Age: The 1960s From Relevance to
Acceptance: The Bronze and Copper Ages-the 1970s and 1980s The Superhero in
the Post-Cold War Era: The 1990s The Superhero in the Post-9/11 World A-Z
Entries Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath/Yellowjacket Aquaman Atom Avengers
Batgirl/Oracle Batman: Comics Batman: Other Media Batman: Rogues' Gallery
Batwoman Black Canary Black Lightning Black Panther Black Terror and Tim
Black Widow Blade, the Vampire Hunter Blue Beetle Brother Voodoo
Bucky/Young Allies/Winter Soldier Bulletman and Bulletgirl Captain America:
Comics Captain America: Other Media Captain Marvel (a.k.a. SHAZAM!) Cloak
and Dagger Crimson Avenger Daredevil Deadpool Doctor Doom Doctor Fate
Doctor Strange Falcon Fantastic Four Fantomah Fighting American Flash Ghost
Rider Green Arrow Green Hornet Green Lantern Green Lantern Corps Guardians
of the Galaxy Harley Quinn Hulk Human Torch (1940s) Hydra/AIM Iron Fist
Iron Man Joker Justice League Justice Society Legion of Superheroes Luke
Cage/Power Man Ms. Marvel Nick Fury/SHIELD Nightwing/Robin I Phantom, The
Plastic Man Punisher Question, The Red Hood/Robin II Red Hulk/"Thunderbolt"
Ross Red Robin/Robin III Red Skull Robin/Robin IV Sandman Scarlet
Witch/Quicksilver/Vision Shadow, The She-Hulk Shield (1940s), The Silver
Surfer Spawn Spectre, The Spider-Man: Comics Spider-Man: Other Media
Spider-Man: Rogues' Gallery Spider-Woman Spirit, The Sub-Mariner Suicide
Squad Supergirl/Power Girl Superman: Comics Superman: Other Media Superman:
Rogues' Gallery Swamp Thing Teen Titans Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Thor
Tick TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite Uncle Sam V/Vendetta Watchmen Wolverine
Woman in Red, The Wonder Woman: Comics Wonder Woman: Other Media X-Men:
Comics X-Men: Other Media X-Men: Other X-Groups X-Men: Rogues' Gallery
X-23/Wolverine II Glossary Bibliography About the Editor and Contributors
Index