On the origin of superheroes : from the big bang to Action Comics no. 1 / Chris Gavaler.
"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, extraor...
Main Author: | Gavaler, Chris (Author) |
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Language: | English |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
[2015]
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Physical Description: | 295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Format: | Book |