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Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero: Critical Essays

Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero: Critical Essays - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert G. WeinerAudience:Young AdultPublish date:3/24/2009Pages:243
Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786437030ISBN-10:0786437030UPC:9780786437030Book Category:Comics & Graphic Novels, Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Comics & Graphic Novels, Popular CultureSize:10.00 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SC0N3B1BMX

For more than 60 years, Captain America was one of Marvel Comics' flagship characters, representing truth, strength, liberty, and justice. The assassination of his alter ego, Steve Rogers, rocked the comic world, leaving numerous questions about his life and death.

This book discusses topics including the representation of Nazi Germany in Captain America Comics from the 1940s to the 1960s; the creation of Captain America in light of the Jewish American experience; the relationship between Captain America and UK Marvel's Captain Britain; the groundbreaking partnership between Captain America and African American superhero the Falcon; and the attempts made to kill the character before his "real" death.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786437030ISBN-10:0786437030UPC:9780786437030Book Category:Comics & Graphic Novels, Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Comics & Graphic Novels, Popular CultureSize:10.00 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SC0N3B1BMX
Robert G. Weiner is the popular culture librarian at Texas Tech University. His work has been published in the Journal of Popular Culture, Public Library Quarterly, Journal of American Culture, International Journal of Comic Art and Popular Music and Society, and is the author/editor/coeditor of numerous books related to popular culture.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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Robert G. Weiner

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