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Author:   Joseph J. Darowski
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.263kg
ISBN:  

9781476674445

ISBN 10:   1476674442
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   20 May 2019
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Politically Incorrect Humor: Examining the Three Dimwits Through a Disability Studies Lens Cathy Leogrande The Birth of the Silver Age Flash: Reasons and Influences Liam T. Webb “I’m Covering the Story! Wait Here for Me”: The Two- Career Couple in the Pages of The Flash Charles W. Henebry Barry Allen’s Social Awakening in the 1970s Peter W.Y. Lee From Riches to Rags: The Rise and Fall of Wally West Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns Wrestling with Legacy: How “The Return of Barry Allen”Shaped DC Superheroes in the 1990s Tom Shapira Flash Back to the Future: Mark Waid’s Counter- Narrative to the Superhero Dark John Darowski Impulsive Students, Speedster Teachers and Education in the 1990s Daniel J. Bergman An Impulsive Teen from the Future: Imagining Youth, Virtual Reality and the Digital Future at the Turn of the Millennium Louie Dean Valencia- García Restraining Deconstruction: Geoff Johns’ Reframing of The Flash Christian Jimenez Profiling the Rogues: Seeking Criminal Intent in The Flash of Geoff Johns Matthew J. Smith and Tod W. Burke Minds in the Gutter: The Persistence of Vision and the New Sara K. Ellis About the Contributors Index

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goes into extensive detail about the individual characters starting from their origins and their transition and evolution through the decades...makes for fascinating reading --Collector's Corner.

“Goes into extensive detail about the individual characters starting from their origins and their transition and evolution through the decades…makes for fascinating reading” - Collector’s Corner

Author Information

Joseph J. Darowski teaches English at Brigham Young University and has published on comic book superheroes such as the X-Men, Wonder Woman, and Superman as well as on television series such as Chuck and Frasier.

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