On the Origin of Superheroes: From the Big Bang to Action Comics No. 1 by Chris Gavaler

On the Origin of Superheroes: From the Big Bang to Action Comics No. 1

Chris Gavaler

264 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction comics history adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
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Most readers think that superheroes began with Superman’s appearance in Action Comics No. 1, but that Kryptonian rocket didn’t just drop out of the sky. By the time Superman’s creators were born, the superhero’s most defining elements—secret ident...

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