"Superman says you can slap a Jap!" : The Man of Steel and race hatred in World War II /Todd S. Munson --Supervillains and Cold War tensions in the 1950s /Lori Maguire --Kryptonite, radiation, and the birth of the Atomic Age /Peter Lee --Truth, justice, and the American way in Franco's Spain /Louie Dean Valencia-Garca --The inflexible girls of steel : subverting second wave feminism in the extended Superman franchise /Thomas C. Donaldson --Black like Lois : confronting racism, configuring African American presence /Christopher B. Zeichmann --Red, white, and bruised : the Vietnam War and the weakening of Superman /Jason M. LaTouche --The struggle within : Superman's difficult transition into the age of relevance /Paul R. Kohl --"It's morning again in America" : John Byrne's re-imaging of the Man of Steel /Daniel J. O'Rourke and Morgan B. O'Rourke --The new "Man of Steel" is a quiche-eating wimp! Media reactions to the reimagining of Superman in the Reagan era /Jack Teiwes --More human than (Super) human : Clark Kent's Smallville and Reagan's America /Michael Smith --The "Triangle Era" of Superman : continuity, marketing, and grand narratives in the 1990s /Matthew J. Smith --Searching for meaning in "The death of Superman" /Joseph J. Darowski --Death, Bereavement, and the superhero funeral /Jos Alaniz --Superman and the corruption of power /Stefan Buchenberger --This isn't your grandfather's comic book universe : the return of the Golden Age Superman /Jeffrey K. Johnson --In a world without Superman, what is the American way? /John Darowski --Traveling hopefully in search of American national identity : the "grounded" Superman as a 21st century Picaro /Randy Duncan.
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"Ever since Superman first appeared on the cover of Action Comics #1 in 1938, the superhero has changed with the times to remain a relevant icon of American popular culture. This collection explores the evolution of the Superman character and demonstrates how his alterations mirror historical changes in American society"--Provided by publisher.