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Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Monkeybrain
Publication date August 1, 2006
Pages 400
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781932265187
ISBN-10 193226518X
Dimensions 0.80 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight 0.80 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $15.95
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Summary
An upbeat evaluation of the superhero genre traces its roots in mythology, science fiction, and pulp magazines while chronicling its development to current venues in film, literature, and graphic novels. Original.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: An entertaining and exhaustive history, tracing the superhero's roots in mythology, science fiction, and pulps, which follows the genre's development to its current renaissance in film, literature, and graphic novels.

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9781932265187 | details & prices | 400 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.80 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $15.95
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