Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence : The Evolution of a National Icon / J. Richard Stevens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, J. Richard, author.

Series:

Television and popular culture.

Television and popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Captain America (Fictitious character).

Captain America.

Comic books, strips, etc--United States--History and criticism.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Violence in literature.

Masculinity in literature.

Superheroes in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since 1940, Captain America has battled his enemies in the name of American values, and as those values have changed over time, so has Captain America's character.Because the comic book world fosters a close fan-creator dialogue, creators must consider their ever-changing readership.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Anti-Hitler Crusader (1940-1949); Commie Smasher! (1953-1954); The Man out of Time (1963-1969); The Liberal Crusader (1969-1979); The Hypercommercialized Leader (1979-1990); The Superfi cial Icon (1990-2002); Captain America's Responses to the War on Terror (2002-2007); The Death and Rebirths of Captain America (2007-2014); Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8156-5320-4

OCLC:

910070623