02912nam 2200577Ia 450 991080840280332120200520144314.01-299-46379-70-300-16300-210.12987/9780300163001(CKB)2670000000335035(OCoLC)841172209(CaPaEBR)ebrary10687912(SSID)ssj0000860586(PQKBManifestationID)11479411(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860586(PQKBWorkID)10914071(PQKB)10995733(MiAaPQ)EBC3421160(DE-B1597)485791(DE-B1597)9780300163001(EXLCZ)99267000000033503520090501d2010 uy 0engurcn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOur hero Superman on Earth /Tom De Haven1st ed.New Haven [Conn.] Yale University Pressc20101 online resource (x, 224 pages) illustrationsIcons of America0-300-11817-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Our Hero --Works Cited --IndexSince his first appearance in Action Comics Number One, published in late spring of 1938, Superman has represented the essence of American heroism. "Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound," the Man of Steel has thrilled audiences across the globe, yet as life-long "Superman Guy" Tom De Haven argues in this highly entertaining book, his story is uniquely American.Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in the midst of the Great Depression, Superman is both a transcendent figure and, when posing as his alter-ego, reporter Clark Kent, a humble working-class citizen. An orphan and an immigrant, he shares a personal history with the many Americans who came to this country in search of a better life, and his amazing feats represent the wildest realization of the American dream. As De Haven reveals through behind-the-scenes vignettes, personal anecdotes, and lively interpretations of more than 70 years of comic books, radio programs, TV shows, and Hollywood films, Superman's legacy seems, like the Man of Steel himself, to be utterly invincible.Icons of America.Superman (Fictitious character)Characters and characteristics in literatureSuperman (Fictitious character)Characters and characteristics in literature.741.5/973De Haven Tom1603331MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808402803321Our Hero3927659UNINA