Julian C. Chambliss and William L. Svitavsky: Section 1. Defending the American Way: The Golden Age of Comics, American Identity, and the Search for Order. ; The Origin of the Superhero: Culture, Race, and Identity in US Popular Culture, 1890-1940 Lance Eaton: A Superhero for the Times: Superman's Fight against Oppression and Injustice in the 1930s Amanda Murphyao: Heroines in a Time of War: Nelvana of the Northern Lights and Wonder Woman as Symbols of the United States and Canada John Donovan: Cold War in Comics: Clobberin' Commies and Promoting Nationalism in American Comics Michael Furlong: Gendered Power: Comics, Film, and Sexuality in the United States Antonio S. Thompson: Section 2. Crisis of Consensus: The Silver Age, Societal Upheaval, and New Definition of heroism ; Nationalism and Power: Captain America, Governmental Policy, and the Problem of American Nationalism Thomas C. Donaldson and Shathley Q: "We Must Think Anew" (Superman Goes Boom) : The Cultural Ascension of the Baby Boom Generation within the Superman Franchise Thomas C. Donaldson: Ineffectual Lass Among the Legions of Superheroes: The Marginalization and Domestication of Female Superheroes, 1955-1970 William L. Svitavsky: Race, Superheroes, and Identity: "Did You Know He Was Black?" Julian C. Chambliss: Upgrading the Cold War Framework: Iron Man, the Military Industrial Complex, and American Defense Michael Goebel: Section 3. The Modern Age: Fall and Rise of the Hero ; Rethinking the American Man: Clark Kent, Superman, and Consumer Masculinity Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste: Superhero for a New Age: Latino Identity in the US Comics Industry Claire Jenkins: Splitting the Nuclear Family?: The Superhero Family in The Incredibles and Sky High Michael J. Lecker: Superhero Fantasy in a Post-9/11 World: Marvel Comics and Army Recruitment Shawn O'Rourke.: A Brief Historiography of the Age of Marginalization: The Superhero in the American Mind |
