On the Origin of Superheroes: From the Big Bang to Action Comics No. 1

On the Origin of Superheroes: From the Big Bang to Action Comics No. 1 Gavaler Chris Wydawca: University of Iowa Press Data wydania: 2015 ISBN: 9781609383817 Liczba stron: 264 Format: 155 x 228 x 27 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Superheroes have a sprawling, action packed history that predates Superman by decades and even centuries. On the Origin of Superheroes is a quirky, personal tour of the mythology, literature, philosophy, history, and grand swirl of ideas that have permeated western culture in the centuries leading up to the first appearance of superheroes (as we know them today) in 1938.