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BL
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1006050
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b760420
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| Title & Author
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Captain America and the struggle of the superhero : : critical essays /\ edited by Robert G. Weiner ; foreword by John Shelton Lawrence ; afterword by J.M. Dematteis.
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| Publication Statement
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Jefferson, N.C. :: McFarland,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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Academic & Nonfiction Books anthology
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1 online resource (xi, 255 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0786437030
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: 0786453400
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: 9780786437030
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: 9780786453405
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Foreword by John Shelton Lawrence; Introduction by Robert G. Weiner; General History; O Captain! My Captain!; World War II; Madmen, Morons, and Monocles; The Invaders and the All-Star Squadron; Graphic Imagery; Racial Issues; Not Just Another Racist Honkey; Weakness Is a Crime; Psychological Profiles; Sixty-Five Years of Guilt Over the Death of Bucky; Captain America, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, and the Vietnam Era; Comparisons of Captain America with Other Characters; The Historical Value of Bronze Age Comics.
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The Ultimate American?The Alpha and the Omega; Captain America and Captain Britain; History of the Marvel Zombies and Colonel America among the Marvel Zombies; Political Interpretations and the Death of Captain America; "Captain America Must Die"; Stevie's Got a Gun; A Genealogy of Evil; Literary Interpretations; The Man Behind the Mask?; Guides; A Selected Webography; A Selected Filmographic Essay; A Selected Bibliographic Essay; Afterword by J.M. DeMatteis; About the Contributors; Index.
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| Abstract
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"The topics discussed include the ways Nazi Germany was represented in Captain America Comics from the 1940s to the 1960s; the creation of Captain America in the Jewish American experience; the relationship between Captain America and Captain Britain; the partnership between Captain America and The Falcon; and various attempts to kill Captain America before his "real" death"--Provided by publisher.
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Captain America
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Captain America
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COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS-- Anthologies.
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COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS-- Contemporary Women.
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COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS-- Crime Mystery.
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COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS-- Erotica.
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COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS-- Fantasy.
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COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS-- Gay Lesbian.
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COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS-- Historical Fiction.
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COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS-- Horror.
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COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS-- Literary.
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| Dewey Classification
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741.5/973
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| LC Classification
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PN6728.C35C37 2009eb
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| Added Entry
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Weiner, Robert G.,1966-
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