On the origin of superheroes
from the big bang to Action Comics no. 1
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Word Count
73,750 words, Guess
Page Count
295 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27195478M
- ISBN-139781609383817
- ISBN-101609383818
- OCLC Control Number907651852
- Internet Archiveonoriginofsuperh0000gava
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2015008647
Classifications
- DDC809/.93352
- LCCPN56.5.H45 G38 2015
Alternate Titles
- Superheroes
Description
"Most readers think that superheroes began with Superman in 1938, but that Kryptonian rocket didn't just drop out of the sky. By the time Superman's creators were born, the superhero's most defining elements--secret identities, aliases, disguises, signature symbols, traumatic origin stories, extraordinary powers, self-sacrificing altruism--were already well-rehearsed standards. Superheroes have a sprawling, action-packed history that predates Superman by decades and even centuries. On the Origin of Superheroes is a quirky, personal tour of the mythology, literature, philosophy, history, and grand swirl of ideas that have permeated western culture in the centuries that led up to the first appearance of superheroes as we know them today: Superman's appearance in Action Comics, no. 1 in 1938"--
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