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Author:
LoCicero, Donald.
Title:
Superheroes and gods : a comparative study from Babylonia to Batman / Don LoCicero.
Publisher:
McFarland & Co.,
Copyright Date:
c2008
Description:
v, 249 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subject:
Heroes--History.
Heroes--Mythology.
Hero worship--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-242) and index.
Contents:
Babylonia -- Persia -- India -- Egypt -- Greece -- Rome -- Scandinavia and Germany -- The United States -- Finland -- The super antihero.
Summary:
"Each of the first nine chapters examines the heroes and gods of a particular region or country, while the final chapter examines modern descendants of the hero prototype (i.e. Batman and Spiderman) and several infamous anti-heroes (i.e. Dracula and The Hulk)"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0786431849 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786431847 (softcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)156823160
LCCN:
2007035228
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

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