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02175aam a2200397 i 4500 001 50DD5FDAB37A11E59CA8ADAFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20190815012642 008 150420s2015 iaua b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2015008647 020 $a 1609383818 020 $a 9781609383817 035 $a (OCoLC)907651852 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d SFR $d ZCU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PN56.5.H45 $b G38 2015 100 1 $a Gavaler, Chris, $e author. 245 10 $a On the origin of superheroes : $b from the big bang to Action Comics no. 1 / $c Chris Gavaler. 264 1 $a Iowa City : $b University of Iowa Press, $c [2015] 300 $a 295 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "Most readers think that superheroes began with Superman in 1938, 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 identities, aliases, disguises, signature symbols, traumatic origin stories, extraordinary powers, self-sacrificing altruism--were already well-rehearsed standards. Superheroes have a sprawling, action-packed history that predates Superman by decades and even centuries. On the Origin of Superheroes is a quirky, personal tour of the mythology, literature, philosophy, history, and grand swirl of ideas that have permeated western culture in the centuries that led up to the first appearance of superheroes as we know them today: Superman's appearance in Action Comics, no. 1 in 1938"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Heroes in literature. 650 0 $a Superheroes in literature. 650 0 $a Heroic virtue. 650 0 $a Heroes $x History. 650 0 $a Heroes $x Mythology. 941 $a 6 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724073053.0 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20240626012615.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006092821.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171222035349.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161202022226.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20160105012646.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=50DD5FDAB37A11E59CA8ADAFDAD10320 994 $a Z0 $b IODInitiate Another SILO Locator Search