Reflecting Culture: The Evolution of American Comic Book Super Heroes: Exhibition Catalog

by Gail Stavitsky

Featuring over 200 comic books and original comic art, the exhibition at the Montclair (NJ) Art Museum traces how comic books have reflected national events, aspirations, and attitudes -- from the battles waged against Axis powers and corp. corruption by Superman and Captain America, to the era of the 1960s when Spider-Man emerged as the quintessential super hero of his time -- an adolescent who had to contend with his own insecurities while fighting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1437968597
• ISBN13: 9781437968590
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Montclair Art Museum
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.