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The American superhero :

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The American superhero :

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encyclopedia of caped crusaders in history /

Richard A. Hall.

Santa Barbara, California :

Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,

[2019]

xxviii, 370 pages ;

27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronology of milestone events -- Thematic essays : The Golden Age of comics and the quest for American identity: 1938-1955 ; The nonconformist hero and the Silver Age: the 1960s ; From relevance to acceptance: the Bronze and Copper Ages: the 1970s and 1980s ; The superhero in the post-Cold War era: the 1990s ; The superhero in the post-9/11 world -- A-Z entries : Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath/Yellowjacket ; Aquaman ; Atom ; Avengers ; Batgirl/Oracle ; Batman: comics ; Batman: other media ; Batman: Rogues' Gallery ; Batwoman ; Black Canary ; Black Lightning ; Black Panther ; Black Terror and Tim ; Black Widow ; Blade, The Vampire Hunter ; Blue Beetle ; Brother Voodoo ; Bucky/Young Allies/Winter Soldier ; Bulletman and Bulletgirl ; Captain America: comics ; Captain America: other media ; Captain Marvel (a.k.a. SHAZAM!) ; Cloak and Dagger ; Crimson Avenger ; Daredevil ; Deadpool ; Doctor Doom ; Doctor Fate ; Doctor Strange ; Falcon ; Fantastic Four ; Fantomah ; Fighting American ; Flash ; Ghost Rider ; Green Arrow ; Green Hornet ; Green Lantern ; Green Lantern Corps ; Guardians of the Galaxy ; Harley Quinn ; Hulk ; Human Torch (1940s) ; Hydra/AIM ; Iron Fist ; Iron Man ; Joker ; Justice League ; Justice Society ; Legion of Superheroes ; Luke Cage/Power Man ; Ms. Marvel ; Nick Fury/SHIELD ; Nightwing/Robin I ; Phantom, The ; Plastic Man ; Punisher ; Question, The ; Red Hood/Robin II ; Red Hulk/"Thunderbolt" Ross ; Red Robin/Robin III ; Red Skull ; Robin/Robin IV ; Sandman ; Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver/Vision ; Shadow, The ; She-Hulk ; Shield (1940s), The ; Silver Surfer ; Spawn ; Spectre, The ; Spider-Man: comics ; Spider-Man: other media ; Spider-Man: Rogues' Gallery ; Spider-Woman ; Spirit, The ; Sub-Mariner ; Suicide Squad ; Supergirl/Power Girl ; Superman: comics ; Superman: other media ; Superman: Rogues' Gallery ; Swamp Thing ; Teen Titans ; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ; Thor ; Tick ; TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite ; Uncle Sam ; V/Vendetta ; Watchmen ; Wolverine ; Woman in Red, The ; Wonder Woman: comics ; Wonder Woman: other media ; X-Men: comics ; X-Men: other media ; X-Men: other X-groups ; X-Men: Rogues' Gallery ; X-23/Wolverine II.

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"This volume consists of 100 entries on heroes ranging from the iconic (Superman and Captain America) to the obscure (Bullet Man and Fantomah)."--from the Preface.

Comic books, strips, etc-- United States-- History and criticism.

Comic books, strips, etc, Encyclopedias.

Superheroes in literature.

Superheroes, Encyclopedias.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Superheroes in literature.

Superheroes.

United States.

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