Comic book nation : the transformation of youth culture in America / Bradford W. Wright.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wright, Bradford W., 1968- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Edition:	John Hopkins Paperbacks [revised] edition.
Subjects:	1900-1999 Comic books, strips, etc. > United States > History > 20th century. Comic books and children > United States. Comic books and children. Comic books, strips, etc. Strips. Sociale aspecten. United States. History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xix, 344 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Superheroes for the common man : the birth of the comic book industry, 1933-1941
Race, politics, and propaganda : comic books go to war, 1939-1945
Confronting success : comic books and postwar America, 1945-1950
Youth crisis : comic books and controversy, 1947-1950
Reds, romance, and renegades : comic books and the culture of the Cold War, 1947-1954
Turning point : comic books in crisis, 1954-1955
Great power and great responsibility : superheroes in a superpower, 1956-1967
Questioning authority : comic books and cultural change, 1968-1979
Direct to the fans : the comic book industry, 1980-1992
Epilogue : The death of Superman, or, Must there be a comic book industry?
Spider-Man at Ground Zero : a 9-11 postscript.