Books - History & Criticism
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All New, All Different?: a history of race and the American superhero
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 1477318984Publication Date: 2019 -
Authorizing Superhero Comics: on the evolution of a popular serial genre
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Call Number: PN 6714 .S75 2021ISBN: 9780814214763Publication Date: 2021 -
Bending steel : modernity and the American superhero
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Call Number: PN 6725 .R44 2015ISBN: 9781628462210Publication Date: 2015-07-16 -
The British Superhero
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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
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Call Number: D 744.7 .U6 M87 2011 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781612890029Publication Date: 2011-01-01 -
Comic Connections : analyzing hero and identity
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Call Number: PN 6714 .C636 2017ISBN: 9781475828016Publication Date: 2017-01-31 -
Comic Connections : reflecting on women in popular culture
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Call Number: PN 6714 .C6425 2018 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781475828054Publication Date: 2018-01-03 -
The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero
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Call Number: PN 6725 .C65 2009 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9780415991766Publication Date: 2008-10-23 -
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Enter the Superheroes
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Call Number: PN 6725 .R666 2013 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9780810891715Publication Date: 2013-06-20 -
The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger
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Call Number: PN 56.5 .H45 N48 2017 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781440854835Publication Date: 2017-01-30 -
Gender and the Superhero Narrative
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Call Number: PN 6710 .G35 2018ISBN: 9781496818805Publication Date: 2018-10-01 -
The Hero Reloaded: The Reinvention of the Classical Hero in Contemporary Mass Media
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ISBN: 9789027204950Publication Date: 2020 -
Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics
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Call Number: PN 6725 .A37 2017ISBN: 9780816537082Publication Date: 2017 -
Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes
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Call Number: PN 6725 .M373 2019ISBN: 9783903269323Publication Date: 2019 -
The Meaning of Superhero Comic Books
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Call Number: PN 6710 .W36 2012ISBN: 9780786464913Publication Date: 2012-06-04 -
Men of Steel, Women of Wonder
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Call Number: N 6487 .F39 C797 2019ISBN: 9781682260975Publication Date: 2019 -
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Mutants and Mystics : science fiction, superhero comics, and the paranormal
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Call Number: PN 6725 .K75 2011ISBN: 9780226453835Publication Date: 2011-11-15 -
The Myth of the Superhero
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Call Number: PN 6710 .A85 2013 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781421409108Publication Date: 2013-05-01 -
Panthers, Hulks and Ironhearts: Marvel, Diversity and the 21st Century Superhero
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 1978809255Publication Date: 2021 -
The Posthuman Body in Superhero Comics : human, superhuman, transhuman, post/human
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781137578228Publication Date: 2016-10-12 -
The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies
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Call Number: onlineISBN: 9781003366911Publication Date: 2025 -
Secret Identity Reader : essays on sex, death and the superhero
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Call Number: PN 6714 .E27 2010ISBN: 9781894987509Publication Date: 2010-11-01 -
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen
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Call Number: PN 6714 .N53 2017ISBN: 9781594749483Publication Date: 2017-05-02 -
Super bodies : comic book illustration, artistic styles, and narrative impact
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Call Number: PN 6714 .B763 2023ISBN: 9781477327364Publication Date: 2023 -
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The Superhero Costume : identity and disguise in fact and fiction
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781472595935Publication Date: 2015-11-19 -
Superhero Culture Wars: politics, marketing, and social justice in Marvel Comics
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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?
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ISBN: 9781599474540Publication Date: 2018Available online -
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Superhero synergies : comic book characters go digital
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781442232129Publication Date: 2014 -
Superheroes and America's Self Image: from War to Watergate
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Call Number: PN 6725 .G586 2016 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781472435507Publication Date: 2016-03-09 -
Superheroes and Philosophy: truth, justice, and the socratic way
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 0812695739Publication Date: 2005 -
Superheroines and the Epic Journey
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Call Number: PN 6714 .F715 2017ISBN: 9781476668789Publication Date: 2017-03-08 -
Superheroes and Their Ancient Jewish Parallels
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Call Number: PN 6712 .M54 2018ISBN: 9781476669984Publication Date: 2018-02-27 -
Superheroes in Crisis: adjusting to social change in the 1960s and 1970s
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781933360805Publication Date: 2014-02-21 -
Superheroes! : the history of a pop-culture phenomenon from Ant-Man to Zorro
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Call Number: PN 6714 .S62 2023ISBN: 9781493064519Publication Date: 2023 -
Super-History : comic book superheroes and American society, 1938 to the present
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Call Number: PN 6725 .J64 2012 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9780786465644Publication Date: 2012-03-30 -
Supermen! : the first wave of comic book heroes 1936-41
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 1560979712Publication Date: 2009-12-08 -
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The Supervillain Reader
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Call Number: PN 6714 .S878 2020ISBN: 9781496826466Publication Date: 2019 -
Veiled Superheroes
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Call Number: PN 6712 .A75 2018 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9781498536523Publication Date: 2017-11-01 -
War, Politics and Superheroes
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Call Number: PN 6714 .D53 2011 (Hatcher)ISBN: 9780786447183Publication Date: 2011-03-14 -
Why We Need Superheroes
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Call Number: PN 6714 .K34 2022ISBN: 9781476682723Publication Date: 2021
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.
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The Amazing Spider-Man
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Call Number: PN 6727 .L39 A75 2009ISBN: 0785136940Publication Date: 2009 -
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Batman: the Sunday classics, 1943-1946
Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 B32 2007ISBN: 1402747187Publication Date: 2007 -
The Best of the Spirit
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Call Number: PN 6728 .S65 E37 B47 2005ISBN: 1401207553Publication Date: 2005 -
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Captain America omnibus
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Call Number: PN 6728 .C35 K57 2010ISBN: 0785149600Publication Date: 2010 -
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Divas, Dames and Daredevils
Call Number: PN 6726 .D59 2013 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781935259237Publication Date: 2013 -
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Fighting American
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Call Number: PN 6727 .S5349 F54 2011ISBN: 9780857681157Publication Date: 2001 -
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told
Call Number: PN 6728 .S96 G74 1987ISBN: 0930289390Publication Date: 1987 -
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Nelvana of the Northern Lights
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Call Number: PN 6733 .D56 N45 2017ISBN: 9781988715094Publication Date: 2017 -
The Simon and Kirby Superheroes
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Call Number: PN 6727 .S5349 S56 2010ISBN: 1848563655Publication Date: 2010 -
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Wonder Woman: the Silver Age Omnibus Vols 1 & 2
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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:
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A la Brava, Latina Superhero Team
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Call Number: PN 6727 .P497 A22 2022ISBN: 9798986456201Publication Date: 2022 -
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Astro City: Life in the Big City
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Call Number: PN 6727 .B8755 A88 2011ISBN: 1401232612Publication Date: 2011-09-13 -
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Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn
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Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 M675 2010ISBN: 1401225667Publication Date: 2010 -
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Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther?
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Call Number: PN 6728 .B54 H83 2005ISBN: 0785117482Publication Date: 2005 -
Captain America: Truth
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Call Number: PN 6727 .M673 C37 2009ISBN: 0785136665Publication Date: 2009 -
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Captain Marvel : Earth's mightiest hero
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Call Number: PN 6728 .C354 D435 2016ISBN: 9781302901271Publication Date: 2016-06-28 -
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Daredevil: Born Again
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Call Number: PN 6727 .M54 D372 2009ISBN: 0785134808Publication Date: 2009 -
Doom Patrol: the painting that ate Paris
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Call Number: PN 6727 .M68 D665 2004ISBN: 1401203426Publication Date: 2004 -
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Hardware: the man in the machine
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Call Number: PN 6727 .M3357 H37 2010ISBN: 1401225985Publication Date: 2010 -
Icon: a hero's welcome
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Call Number: PN 6727 .M3357 I26 2009ISBN: 1401225497Publication Date: 2009 -
Jember: Becoming Somebody
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Call Number: PN 6727 .D4355 J46 2021ISBN: 9781737050407Publication Date: 2021 -
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Kingdom Come
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Call Number: PN 6728 .K564 W35 2008ISBN: 9781401220341Publication Date: 2008-09-30 -
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Nextwave, agents of H.A.T.E.
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Call Number: PN 6727 .E44 N49 2010ISBN: 0785144617Publication Date: 2010 -
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Secret identities : the Asian American superhero anthology
Call Number: PN 6726 .S3985 2009 (Shapiro)ISBN: 159558398XPublication Date: 2009 -
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Top 10: The Forty-Niners
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Call Number: PN 6728 .T675 M66 2005ISBN: 1563897571Publication Date: 2005 -
Vixen: Return of the Lion
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Call Number: PN 6727 .W555 V59 2009ISBN: 1401225128Publication Date: 2009 -
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Zot!: the complete black and white collection, 1987-1991
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Call Number: PN 6727 .M33 Z45 2008ISBN: 0061537276Publication Date: 2008
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