LEADER 04634nam 22007815 450 001 9910163919203321 005 20230413230946.0 010 $a0-8135-8753-0 010 $a0-8135-8754-9 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813587547 035 $a(CKB)4330000000071459 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4789863 035 $a(OCoLC)971891602 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse57926 035 $a(DE-B1597)526057 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813587547 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000071459 100 $a20190904d2017 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aSuperman $eThe Persistence of an American Icon /$fIan Gordon 210 1$aNew Brunswick, NJ :$cRutgers University Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) 225 0 $aComics Culture 311 $a0-8135-8752-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tCONTENTS --$tAcknowledgments --$tSUPERMAN --$tIntroduction. The Persistence of an American Icon --$tChapter One. Superman Mythos and History --$tChapter Two. Ideology and Morality --$tChapter Three. Superman: The Object of Nostalgia --$tChapter Four. Production, Authorship, and Ownership --$tChapter Five. Readers and Audiences --$tChapter Six. Superman the Brand and Beyond --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aAfter debuting in 1938, Superman soon became an American icon. But why has he maintained his iconic status for nearly 80 years? And how can he still be an American icon when the country itself has undergone so much change? Superman: Persistence of an American Icon examines the many iterations of the character in comic books, comic strips, radio series, movie serials, feature films, television shows, animation, toys, and collectibles over the past eight decades. Demonstrating how Superman's iconic popularity cannot be attributed to any single creator or text, comics expert Ian Gordon embarks on a deeper consideration of cultural mythmaking as a collective and dynamic process. He also outlines the often contentious relationships between the various parties who have contributed to the Superman mythos, including corporate executives, comics writers, artists, nostalgic commentators, and collectors. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of Superman's appearances in comics and other media, Gordon also digs into comics archives to reveal the prominent role that fans have played in remembering, interpreting, and reimagining Superman's iconography. Gordon considers how comics, film, and TV producers have taken advantage of fan engagement and nostalgia when selling Superman products. Investigating a character who is equally an icon of American culture, fan culture, and consumer culture, Superman thus offers a provocative analysis of mythmaking in the modern era. 410 0$aComics culture 410 0$aComics culture. 606 $aSuperman (Comic strip) 606 $aSuperheroes$xSocial aspects 606 $aHeroes in mass media 606 $aMyth in mass media 606 $aPopular culture$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aComic books, strips, etc$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / American / General$2bisacsh 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies$2bisacsh 606 $aCOMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction$2bisacsh 606 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels$2bisacsh 606 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism$2bisacsh 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture$2bisacsh 615 0$aSuperman (Comic strip) 615 0$aSuperheroes$xSocial aspects. 615 0 $aHeroes in mass media. 615 0$aMyth in mass media. 615 0$aPopular culture$xHistory. 615 0$aComic books, strips, etc.$xHistory and criticism. 615 7$aLITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies. 615 7$aCOMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction. 615 7$aLITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels. 615 7$aPERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture. 676 $a741.5/973 686 $aSOC022000$aPER004030$aLIT017000$aCGN007000$aSOC018000$aLIT004020$2bisacsh 700 $aGordon$b Ian$f1954-,$01348722 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163919203321 996 $aSuperman$93086352 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$125.00$u03/02/2019$5Eng