Classic Super-Hero Comics
Selected classic (gold, silver, bronze ages) super-hero comics & graphic novels in the library collection. For more, try searching the Library Catalog for the following subjects:
You can also view thousands of public domain super-hero comics from the 1940s and 1950s online at Comic Book Plus.
Batman: the Sunday classics, 1943-1946Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 B32 2007ISBN: 1402747187Publication Date: 2007
The Best of the Spirit by Call Number: PN 6728 .S65 E37 B47 2005ISBN: 1401207553Publication Date: 2005
Divas, Dames and DaredevilsCall Number: PN 6726 .D59 2013 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781935259237Publication Date: 2013
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever ToldCall Number: PN 6728 .S96 G74 1987ISBN: 0930289390Publication Date: 1987
Nelvana of the Northern Lights by Call Number: PN 6733 .D56 N45 2017ISBN: 9781988715094Publication Date: 2017
The Simon and Kirby Superheroes by Call Number: PN 6727 .S5349 S56 2010ISBN: 1848563655Publication Date: 2010
Wonder Woman: the Silver Age Omnibus Vols 1 & 2 by Call Number: PN 6728 .W6 W685 2021ISBN: 9781779513366Publication Date: 2022-
Modern Super-Hero Comics
Selected modern super-hero comics & graphic novels in the library collection. For more, try searching the Library Catalog for the following subjects:
A la Brava, Latina Superhero Team by Call Number: PN 6727 .P497 A22 2022ISBN: 9798986456201Publication Date: 2022
Astro City: Life in the Big City by Call Number: PN 6727 .B8755 A88 2011ISBN: 1401232612Publication Date: 2011-09-13
Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 M675 2010ISBN: 1401225667Publication Date: 2010
Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther? by Call Number: PN 6728 .B54 H83 2005ISBN: 0785117482Publication Date: 2005
Captain Marvel : Earth's mightiest hero by Call Number: PN 6728 .C354 D435 2016ISBN: 9781302901271Publication Date: 2016-06-28
Doom Patrol: the painting that ate Paris by Call Number: PN 6727 .M68 D665 2004ISBN: 1401203426Publication Date: 2004
Hardware: the man in the machine by Call Number: PN 6727 .M3357 H37 2010ISBN: 1401225985Publication Date: 2010
Icon: a hero's welcome by Call Number: PN 6727 .M3357 I26 2009ISBN: 1401225497Publication Date: 2009
Jember: Becoming Somebody by Call Number: PN 6727 .D4355 J46 2021ISBN: 9781737050407Publication Date: 2021
Nextwave, agents of H.A.T.E. by Call Number: PN 6727 .E44 N49 2010ISBN: 0785144617Publication Date: 2010
Secret identities : the Asian American superhero anthologyCall Number: PN 6726 .S3985 2009 (Shapiro)ISBN: 159558398XPublication Date: 2009
Top 10: The Forty-Niners by Call Number: PN 6728 .T675 M66 2005ISBN: 1563897571Publication Date: 2005
Vixen: Return of the Lion by Call Number: PN 6727 .W555 V59 2009ISBN: 1401225128Publication Date: 2009
Zot!: the complete black and white collection, 1987-1991 by Call Number: PN 6727 .M33 Z45 2008ISBN: 0061537276Publication Date: 2008
Books - History & Criticism
All New, All Different?: a history of race and the American superhero by Call Number: eBookISBN: 1477318984Publication Date: 2019
Authorizing Superhero Comics: on the evolution of a popular serial genre by Call Number: PN 6714 .S75 2021ISBN: 9780814214763Publication Date: 2021
Bending steel : modernity and the American superhero by Call Number: PN 6725 .R44 2015ISBN: 9781628462210Publication Date: 2015-07-16
The British Superhero by Call Number: PN 6735 .M87 2017ISBN: 9781496807373Publication Date: 2017-03-15
Champions of the Oppressed? : superhero comics, popular culture, and propaganda in America during World War II by Call Number: D 744.7 .U6 M87 2011 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781612890029Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Comic Connections : analyzing hero and identity by Call Number: PN 6714 .C636 2017ISBN: 9781475828016Publication Date: 2017-01-31
Comic Connections : reflecting on women in popular culture by Call Number: PN 6714 .C6425 2018 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781475828054Publication Date: 2018-01-03
The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero by Call Number: PN 6725 .C65 2009 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9780415991766Publication Date: 2008-10-23
Enter the Superheroes by Call Number: PN 6725 .R666 2013 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9780810891715Publication Date: 2013-06-20
The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger by Call Number: PN 56.5 .H45 N48 2017 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781440854835Publication Date: 2017-01-30
Gender and the Superhero Narrative by Call Number: PN 6710 .G35 2018ISBN: 9781496818805Publication Date: 2018-10-01
The Hero Reloaded: The Reinvention of the Classical Hero in Contemporary Mass Media by ISBN: 9789027204950Publication Date: 2020
Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics by Call Number: PN 6725 .A37 2017ISBN: 9780816537082Publication Date: 2017
Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes by Call Number: PN 6725 .M373 2019ISBN: 9783903269323Publication Date: 2019
The Meaning of Superhero Comic Books by Call Number: PN 6710 .W36 2012ISBN: 9780786464913Publication Date: 2012-06-04
Men of Steel, Women of Wonder by Call Number: N 6487 .F39 C797 2019ISBN: 9781682260975Publication Date: 2019
Mutants and Mystics : science fiction, superhero comics, and the paranormal by Call Number: PN 6725 .K75 2011ISBN: 9780226453835Publication Date: 2011-11-15
The Myth of the Superhero by Call Number: PN 6710 .A85 2013 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781421409108Publication Date: 2013-05-01
Panthers, Hulks and Ironhearts: Marvel, Diversity and the 21st Century Superhero by Call Number: eBookISBN: 1978809255Publication Date: 2021
The Posthuman Body in Superhero Comics : human, superhuman, transhuman, post/human by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781137578228Publication Date: 2016-10-12
Secret Identity Reader : essays on sex, death and the superhero by Call Number: PN 6714 .E27 2010ISBN: 9781894987509Publication Date: 2010-11-01
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Call Number: PN 6714 .N53 2017ISBN: 9781594749483Publication Date: 2017-05-02
The Superhero Costume : identity and disguise in fact and fiction by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781472595935Publication Date: 2015-11-19
Superhero Culture Wars: politics, marketing, and social justice in Marvel Comics by Call Number: PN 6714 .F545 2021ISBN: 9781350148635Publication Date: 2021
Superhero Ethics: 10 Comic Book Heroes; 10 Ways to Save the World; Which One Do We Need Most Now? by ISBN: 9781599474540Publication Date: 2018Available online
Superhero synergies : comic book characters go digital by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781442232129Publication Date: 2014
Superheroes and America's Self Image: from War to Watergate by Call Number: PN 6725 .G586 2016 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781472435507Publication Date: 2016-03-09
Superheroes and Philosophy: truth, justice, and the socratic way by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0812695739Publication Date: 2005
Superheroines and the Epic Journey by Call Number: PN 6714 .F715 2017ISBN: 9781476668789Publication Date: 2017-03-08
Superheroes and Their Ancient Jewish Parallels by Call Number: PN 6712 .M54 2018ISBN: 9781476669984Publication Date: 2018-02-27
Superheroes in Crisis: adjusting to social change in the 1960s and 1970s by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781933360805Publication Date: 2014-02-21
Superheroes! : the history of a pop-culture phenomenon from Ant-Man to Zorro by Call Number: PN 6714 .S62 2023ISBN: 9781493064519Publication Date: 2023
Super-History : comic book superheroes and American society, 1938 to the present by Call Number: PN 6725 .J64 2012 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9780786465644Publication Date: 2012-03-30
Supermen! : the first wave of comic book heroes 1936-41 by Call Number: eBookISBN: 1560979712Publication Date: 2009-12-08
Veiled Superheroes by Call Number: PN 6712 .A75 2018 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781498536523Publication Date: 2017-11-01
War, Politics and Superheroes by Call Number: PN 6714 .D53 2011 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9780786447183Publication Date: 2011-03-14
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