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Superman on the Couch What Superheroes Really Tell Us about Ourselves and Our Society

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ISBN-10: 0826415407

ISBN-13: 9780826415400

Edition: 2004

Authors: Danny Fingeroth, Fingeroth

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 2/27/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Foreword
Why Superheroes?
It Started with Gilgamesh: The History of the Superhero
The Dual Identity: Of Pimpernels and Immigrants from the Stars
Storm of the Orphans: Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man
Amazon Grace: Wonder Woman, Xena, and Buffy
Thermonuclear Families: The Justice League, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four
You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: The Hulk, Judge Dredd, and Wolverine
Changing Voices: From Robin to Spider-Man
Values and Villains: What's at Stake?
The Future of the Superhero
Afterword: Getting Personal
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index