Super-History: Comic Book Superheroes and American Society, 1938 to the Present
Author:   Jeffrey K. Johnson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786465644


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   17 April 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jeffrey K. Johnson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780786465644


ISBN 10:   0786465646
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   17 April 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction      1: We Need a Hero: New Deal Social Avengers and Vigilantes (1938–1940)      2: World War II and Super-Patriots (1941–1945)      3: The Nuclear Era (1945–1989)      4: The Postwar 1940s and 1950s: Supernormal (1946–1959)      5: Counterculture Heroes (1960–1969)      6: The American Malaise (1970–1979)      7: Super-Conservatives and Neo-Cowboys (1980–1989)      8: Searching for a New Direction (1990–1999)      9: Decade of Fear (2000–2009)      Conclusion      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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[Johnson is] always showing causes and the effect on American society and hence comic book artists who resigned their superheroes to conform to the current status of culture, society and fashion to be better compatible with reality. ...I enjoyed this particular history lesson and learned a thing or two. If you want to know why Spiderman was not invented earlier, or why Captain America was revived several times, what started the comic Silver Age, or why the Watchmen appeared at that certain time in history you could look it up here. --popcultureshelf.com.


[Johnson is] always showing causes and the effect on American society and hence comic book artists who resigned their superheroes to conform to the current status of culture, society and fashion to be better compatible with reality. ...I enjoyed this particular history lesson and learned a thing or two. If you want to know why Spiderman was not invented earlier, or why Captain America was revived several times, what started the comic Silver Age, or why the Watchmen appeared at that certain time in history you could look it up here. --PopCultureShelf.com


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Jeffrey K. Johnson, a World War II historian for the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Honolulu, Hawaii, is the author of several books and articles.

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