Superman IV
Author | : B. B. Hiller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 91 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Heroes |
ISBN | : 9780590723800 |
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Author | : B. B. Hiller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 91 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Heroes |
ISBN | : 9780590723800 |
Author | : Nancy E. Krulik |
Publisher | : Scholastic |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1987-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780590412278 |
Author | : B. B. Hiller |
Publisher | : Scholastic Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Heroes |
ISBN | : 9780590411943 |
Author | : Mark Rosenthal |
Publisher | : Scholastic |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Adventure and adventurers |
ISBN | : 9780590415767 |
Superman faces three challenges, including a confrontation with a new anti-superhero called Nuclear Man created by his arch-enemy, Lex Luthor, whose purpose is to destroy Superman.
Author | : Roy Schwartz |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2021-05-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1476644411 |
Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe, and Joe Shuster, an immigrant. They based their hero's origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem, and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war. In the following decades, Superman's mostly Jewish writers, artists, and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories, basing Krypton's past on Genesis and Exodus, its society on Jewish culture, the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann's, and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. A fascinating journey through comic book lore, American history, and Jewish tradition, this book examines the entirety of Superman's career from 1938 to date, and is sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!
Author | : |
Publisher | : PediaPress |
Total Pages | : 1751 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Larry Tye |
Publisher | : Random House Trade Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2013-05-21 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0812980778 |
The first full-fledged history not just of the Man of Steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today, from the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy “A story as American as Superman himself.”—The Washington Post Legions of fans from Boston to Buenos Aires can recite the story of the child born Kal-El, scion of the doomed planet Krypton, who was rocketed to Earth as an infant, raised by humble Kansas farmers, and rechristened Clark Kent. Known to law-abiders and evildoers alike as Superman, he was destined to become the invincible champion of all that is good and just—and a star in every medium from comic books and comic strips to radio, TV, and film. But behind the high-flying legend lies a true-to-life saga every bit as compelling, one that begins not in the far reaches of outer space but in the middle of America’s heartland. During the depths of the Great Depression, Jerry Siegel was a shy, awkward teenager in Cleveland. Raised on adventure tales and robbed of his father at a young age, Jerry dreamed of a hero for a boy and a world that desperately needed one. Together with neighborhood chum and kindred spirit Joe Shuster, young Siegel conjured a human-sized god who was everything his creators yearned to be: handsome, stalwart, and brave, able to protect the innocent, punish the wicked, save the day, and win the girl. It was on Superman’s muscle-bound back that the comic book and the very idea of the superhero took flight. Tye chronicles the adventures of the men and women who kept Siegel and Shuster’s “Man of Tomorrow” aloft and vitally alive through seven decades and counting. Here are the savvy publishers and visionary writers and artists of comics’ Golden Age who ushered the red-and-blue-clad titan through changing eras and evolving incarnations; and the actors—including George Reeves and Christopher Reeve—who brought the Man of Steel to life on screen, only to succumb themselves to all-too-human tragedy in the mortal world. Here too is the poignant and compelling history of Siegel and Shuster’s lifelong struggle for the recognition and rewards rightly due to the architects of a genuine cultural phenomenon. From two-fisted crimebuster to über-patriot, social crusader to spiritual savior, Superman—perhaps like no other mythical character before or since—has evolved in a way that offers a Rorschach test of his times and our aspirations. In this deftly realized appreciation, Larry Tye reveals a portrait of America over seventy years through the lens of that otherworldly hero who continues to embody our best selves.
Author | : Michael Dougherty |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006-07-03 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1845763327 |
Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure Superman Returns. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life. Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space. This is the full, original screenplay to the new movie, along with storyboards and exclusive input from the screenwriters and director.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780590329507 |
Author | : Ian Gordon |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2017-02-13 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0813587530 |
After 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.