Bending steel [electronic resource] : modernity and the American superhero / Aldo J. Regalado.

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""Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. It's Superman!" Bending Steel examines the historical origins and cultural significance of Superman and his fellow American crusaders. Cultural historian Aldo J. Regalado asserts that the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Regalado, Aldo J.
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015]
Subjects:	Comic books, strips, etc. > United States > History and criticism. Superheroes in literature. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Modernism (Aesthetics) > United States > Influence. Superhero films > History and criticism.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2015 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:	Bending Steel: Modernity and the American Superhero
Format:	Electronic eBook

Bending steel : modernity and the American superhero

Authors: Regalado, Aldo J.
Published: University Press of Mississippi, 2015

Physical Description: x, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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