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Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon - Comics Culture
Ian Gordon
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Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon - Comics Culture
Ian Gordon
Superman is an icon of the American Way. Examining his many appearances over eighty years in comics, films, television series, and other media, Ian Gordon explores the dynamic process of mythmaking surrounding the character. Digging into comics archives, he reveals the prominent roles fans and collectors have played in remembering, interpreting, and reimagining Superman's iconography.
200 pages, 30 color illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 13, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813587523 |
| Publishers | Rutgers University Press |
| Pages | 200 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 481 g |
| Language | English |
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