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9. The Superheroes S. 105-121

„… give a feeling 105• 9 •The SuperheroesChapter 9The Superheroes106 Chapter 9of warmth, a feeling of …” „… think of something. So I’d throw it in.”1 His success with superheroes and their angst-ridden personas …” „… of engaging with one’s “favorite” heroes or characters The Superheroes 107on an intimately …”

12. Hollywood S. 147-157

„… flew through the skies, the early history of televi-sion is entwined with superheroes. While comics …” „… live-action hero gave fans a different thrill.The popularity of televised superheroes often caused boom and …” „… television as proof for film studios that superheroes could carry movies. These moves would potentially drive …”

8. The Marvel Universe S. 86-0

„… superheroes wasn’t done in a linear fashion, and ideas and characters were bounced around. Looking back on the …” „… superheroes were different from the past or those of the competition—they spoke differently and inhabited a …” „… and his artist cocreators churned out a succession of superheroes that captured the attention of rapt …”

15. Saying Good-Bye to a Hero S. 185-194

„… the Marvel superheroes. There are countless Stan supporters and innumerable others who believe he is …” „… . Lee created and cocreated countless su-perheroes, villains, and plots, all while simultaneously …” „… combi-nation of “insider” information and the chance to interact with the cocreator of their superheroes. When …”

14. King of the Cameo S. 171-184

„… television, and expanding film—geek culture took over, with superheroes at its epicenter.Marvel films made …” „… superheroes even more hip in the new century than in Lee and Kirby’s heyday. Fans lined up for hours just to …” „… Lee-centric material, heavy on his glory days and the effects of superheroes on American culture. Smith and …”

7. Spidey Saves the Day! S. 73-85

„… in rekindling interest in superheroes. To everyone’s amazement, the series took off, driving sales to …” „… manage-ment style: “Come up with some other superheroes.”5 For the publisher, the order made sense …” „… : superheroes seemed to be the next big genre to catch on, so that would be his new direction. Yet The Fantastic …”

11. Marvel’s Multitude of Maladies S. 134-146

„… on traditional superhe-roes, including books featuring Man-Thing, Ghost Rider, and Dracula. The 1970s …” „… superheroes and comic books unless they had licensing potential. But licensing did provide some financial …” „… , dubbed The World’s Greatest Superheroes. Veteran Superman writer Martin Pasko served as writer. George …”

1. How the Marvel Universe Conquered the Globe S. 1-7

„… superheroes to eager audiences talking about the characters, while at the same time creating the dialogue in …” „… superheroes become a balm for a cultural explo-sion driven by cable television, global box office calculations …” „… could support a universe.The superheroes that Lee and his cocreators brought to life in Marvel comic …”

13. Turmoil S. 158-170

„… never give up the battle to bolster his position as the godfather of superheroes.* * *158• 13 …” „… aspirations for bringing Marvel superheroes to life on film or television had either happened or appeared on …” „… the near horizon. Yet Marvel trod on shaky ground. The company’s core superheroes were among the most …”

10. America’s Pop Culture Ambassador S. 122-133

„… letterer—was that if the company had a spokesperson with stories as large-as-life as the Marvel superheroes …” „… passionate about comics and superheroes, but he had internalized the negativity, hiding deep fears about …” „… success-ful superheroes and comic books—he was a craftsman. His desire centered on earning a living and …”

6. New Heroes for a New Age—The Fantastic Four S. 56-72

„… intergalactic adventures of a quartet of superheroes. Shot through with gamma rays after crashing a spaceship …” „… the unreal real,” Lee said about the new superhe-roes that would make up the Fantastic Four. “Take …” „… impenetrable exterior concealed a sensitive soul. The team’s interactions— both as superheroes and individuals …”

5. Taking Comics into the Cold War S. 41-55

„… , enabling publishers to go full tilt. The next year, forty million copies sold monthly. The superheroes …” „… years.In another effort to revive superheroes, Lee combined several into a super team, similar to DC’s …” „… the series through 1975).Genres habitually shifted: superheroes gave way to teen comedy, which then …”

Index S. 217-222

„… : animated television show, 115, 127; creation of, 57–58, 60–72; influence on other superheroes, 86–87, 121 …” „… ; popularity with college students, 124–25; realistic superheroes, 61–72, 90–91, 97–98, 108; Secrets behind the …” „… Depression, 11–12, 14; setting for superheroes, 4, 64; and Spider-Man, 161Nicieza, Fabian, 181Nixon, Richard …”

3. Mr. Timely Comics S. 19-31

„… their own artwork. Their superheroes, a term used loosely to describe the angst-ridden Namor the …” „… , focusing on its two successful superheroes.9 Namor and Hu-man Torch became more powerful as the issues …” „… first really successful superheroes not being published by DC Comics, which put out the industry’s two …”

Notes S. 199-216

„… artist to illustrate Luke Cage for the Black superhero’s series. Two years later, he worked on the …” „… , American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.11. Peter Gorner, “Stan Lee’s Superheroes,” Chicago Tribune …” „… , 2015).37. N. R. Kleinfield, “Superheroes’ Creators Wrangle,” New York Times, October 13, 1979, 25.38. Ibid …”

Preface

„… 56 7 Spidey Saves the Day! 73 8 The Marvel Universe 86 9 The Superheroes 10510 America’s Pop Culture …” „… with superheroes as a kid. For example, my character Poet Anderson is an antihero (like Spider-Man …”

4. Winning World War II S. 32-40

„… popular as the war continued, while superheroes slowly waned.* * *Winning World War II 35While Fago …”

2. Origin Story S. 8-18

„… filled the sky that day and the dark era of the Great Depression.This is how superheroes are born …”

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8. The Superheroes S. 97-112

„… SUPERHEROESMarvel merchandise page, 1968. © 1939–2022 Marvel Characters, Inc.THE SUPERHEROES 99His voice became …” „… think of something. So I’d throw it in.”1 His success with superheroes and their angst-ridden personas …” „… their comrade and that Marvel’s superheroes—despite one’s better judgment—might just be real.Lee’s mad …”

7. Creating the Marvel Universe S. 79-96

„… and his artist cocreators churned out a succession of superheroes that captured the attention of rapt …” „… publisher in the business. His voice brought superheroes to life for eager readers.Many of the letters from …” „… to Astonish #60, one book featuring two separate superheroes: a renewed Hulk and Giant-Man. Since …”

12. King of the Cameo S. 163-178

„… culture took over, with superheroes at its epicenter.Marvel films made superheroes even more hip in the …” „… material, heavy on his glory days and the effects of superheroes on American culture. Smith and Lee had …” „… never fully rip himself from 166 CHAPTER 12the superheroes he helped birth. He crafted a public persona …”

10. Marvel’s Multitude of Maladies S. 129-144

„… weak sales. Roy attempted to move comics into new genres less reliant on traditional super-heroes …” „… Marvel into a marketing machine, essentially ignoring superheroes and comic books unless they had …” „… Superheroes”)MARVEL’S MULTITUDE OF MALADIES 133example, Lee spoke at seven colleges, from Sir George Williams College …”

11. The Lure of Hollywood S. 145-162

„… skies, the early history of television is entwined with superheroes. The Superman and Batman television …” „… a way to reinvigorate his career. When television networks showed interest in Marvel’s superheroes …” „… celebrity, combined with the ubiquity of superheroes, opened doors, but he did not call the shots. Hollywood …”

13. Saying Good-Bye to a Hero S. 179-190

„… the credit) for creating the Marvel superheroes. There are countless Stan supporters and innumerable …” „… challenge is that, with many of the superheroes, Jack and Stan had no idea that the characters would become …” „… process died with them.12SAYING GOOD-BYE TO A HERO 187Stan’s legacy is that Marvel superheroes are the …”

Epilogue S. 191-198

„… are ones that get retold, and Marvel superheroes became a balm for a cultural explosion driven by …” „… and framework that could support a universe.The superheroes that Lee and his cocreators brought to …” „… Marvel superheroes and shepherd-ing the comic books to life as the creative head of Marvel, Lee cemented …”

9. America’s Pop Culture Ambassador S. 113-128

„… letterer—was that if the company had a spokesperson with stories as large-as-life as the Marvel superheroes …” „… , Lee seemed upbeat and passionate about comics and AMERICA’S POP CULTURE AMBASSADOR 119superheroes …” „… that came with creating success-ful superheroes and comic books—he was a craftsman. His desire centered …”

6. Spidey Saves the Day! S. 65-78

„… with some other superheroes.”4 For him, the order made sense: superheroes seemed the next big genre, so …” „… contrast to the more formal, distant language of other superheroes, primarily the competitors at …” „… “confidentially” people in the business call superheroes “long underwear characters” and say they are “a dime a …”

1. A Hero Is Born! S. 1-10

„… page, the evil supervillain Red Skull tied the superhero’s teen sidekick, Bucky, to a bomb, while …” „… every square inch of the space. Joe and Jack pinned ideas for new superheroes to the walls, along with …” „… it!”Jack Frost (like many of Stan’s later superheroes) was actually a kind of antihero. When he ventured to …”

5. New Heroes for a New Age—The Fantastic Four S. 49-64

„… superheroes, their fortunes might be reversed.Beginning in 1956, Schwartz gingerly pushed DC back into …” „… superheroes, bringing out updated versions of the Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, and the Atom. The early …” „… . The team’s interactions—both as 54 CHAPTER 5superheroes and individuals coping with a new world and …”

3. Mr. Timely Comics S. 21-30

„… Burgos, two virtually unknown writers who also did their own artwork. Their superheroes, a term used …” „… its two superheroes. Namor and Human Torch grew more powerful in subsequent issues—in other words …” „… and Jack began creating new superheroes. Although there were early misfires, including the Red Raven …”

Preface

„… Marvel Universe 7908 The Superheroes 9709 America’s Pop Culture Ambassador 11310 Marvel’s Multitude of …” „… way I saw it with superheroes as a kid. For example, my character Poet Anderson is an antihero (like …”

Notes S. 203-216

„… Center, University of Wyoming.10. Peter Gorner, “Stan Lee’s Superheroes,” Chicago Tribune, July 17, 1975 …” „… . N. R. Kleinfield, “Superheroes’ Creators Wrangle,” New York Times, October 13, 1979, 25.30. Ibid.31 …” „… Cash) for Dreaming Up Those Superheroes?” New York Times, January 31, 2005.11. Quoted in David Kohn …”

4. Through War and Cold War S. 31-48

„… (continuing through 1975).Genres habitually shifted: superheroes gave way to teen comedy, which then morphed …” „… precursor to the superheroes Lee and his cocreators would birth a little more than a decade later.Lee’s …”

Index S. 217-222

„… Spider-Man, 74–76; influence on other superheroes, 105, 187; marriage of Reed Richards and Susan Storm, 101 …”

2. Origin Story S. 11-20

„… sky on his birthday and the dark years of the Great Depression.This is how superheroes are born.11C H …”

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Luis Unceta Gómez From Antiquity to the Present and Back. Reciprocal Influences between Heroes and Superheroes S. 51-64

„… From Antiquity to the Present and BackReciprocal Influences between Heroes and Superheroes …” „… .): Super/Heroes. From Hercules to Superman, Washington 2007, pp. 83–95; Christopher Knowles: Our Gods Wear Spandex …” „… . The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes, San Francisco 2007; Don LoCicero: Superheroes and Gods. A …”

Torsten Caeners Patchworking the Man of Steel. Myth, Classical Heroes, Circus Strongman and the Creation of Superman S. 29-50

„… popular culture. Introduction Currently, superheroes are dominating global (popular) culture with a …” „… juxtaposition simultane-ously evinces the roots of superheroes in the classical heroic tradition and drives home …” „… Superheroes negotiate their roots in the classical tradition within a (post-)modern context that thrives on …”

Martin Lindner, Nils Steffensen Introduction: Approaching Heroes S. 7-12

„… better understanding of superheroes and, in turn, classical heroes on screen. Classical reception can be …” „… heroic figures and superheroes. The didactic potential of heroic films for use in secondary education is …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-6

„… Superheroes .................................. 51Jan Bahr / Wolfgang Hochbruck / Mathias Jehle / Daniel …”

Verzeichnis der Autorinnen und Autoren / List of Contributors S. 185-188

„… superheroes.G e o r g E c k e r t is a Research Associate at the Collaborative Research Center SFB 948 “Heroes …”

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Not All Supermen

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Conclusion S. 185-188

„… 185ConclusionSuperheroes are everywhere right now. They lead multiple film franchises that are …” „… each month. Superheroes are at the forefront of multibillion- dollar empires, ubiquitous in modern …” „… of superheroes based on the comic book series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. Superheroes are …”

Preface

„… SuperheroesTim HanleyR O W M A N & L I T T L E F I E L DLanham • Boulder • New York • LondonPublished by Rowman …” „… complex history of superheroes / Tim Hanley. Description: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2022 …” „… criticism. | Superheroes in literature. | Masculinity in literature. | Sexism in literature. | LCGFT …”

1: Origins S. 1-12

„… superheroes embodied has been essential to the industry’s consistent success. These ideals have proven …” „… persevere. Superheroes, for all their forward- thinking attitudes, were very much a product of the late 1930 …” „… - to response for superheroes in any given situation, establishing an overreliance on aggression that …”

12: Barriers S. 123-132

„… the 1980s on. For many fans, their passion for superheroes brought them a lot of grief. They were …” „… had superheroes to themselves. Occasionally something would break through, like Christopher Reeve’s …” „… Superman or Michael Keaton’s Batman, but by and large the genre was theirs. Then superheroes went …”

Index S. 229-238

„… superheroes, 145–47Asselin, Janelle, 169, 176Atlas Comics. See Marvel Comicsthe Atom, 21, 23, 117–18the …” „… Panther (film), 150Black superheroes, 148–52Black Widow: in film, 155, 157–58; Golden Age, 8; Natasha …” „… Crisis, 114, 116–18, 167IDW Publishing, 180Image Comics, 84–86, 89, 93indigenous superheroes, 146 …”

9: Exaggeration S. 89-100

„… female superheroes as a whole in this era. Sensational She- Hulk was not an outlier by any …” „… beachwear. At the time, Marvel had far more male superheroes than female. In the same month the swimsuit …” „… male reader expressed the majority opinion when he pointed out that male superheroes were also drawn in …”

7: Despair S. 67-76

„… superheroes, his work leaning more toward a retro crime noir vibe, until he was hired as a fill- in artist at …” „… Moore come up with his own, original superheroes instead. He did just that, teaming up with artist Dave …” „… Watchmen debuted in 1986 and was set in a world much like our own, apart from the impact of superheroes …”

10: Breakdown S. 101-110

„… patronage. Others came to superheroes via the massive rise in superhero media. Movie franchises like the X …” „… superheroes fought in World War II, was written by Marguerite Bennett with art from Marguerite Sauvage, Laura …” „… drawing the stories. This was paired with a rise in women writing superheroes as well. Marvel’s editorial …”

8: Caliber S. 77-88

„… , now the villains were dying.As a general rule, superheroes didn’t kill. There was a more cavalier …” „… superheroes went mainstream in the early 1940s, killing was largely off the table. The Comics Code cemented …” „… and Batman stuck to a strict moral code, and while some of the superheroes in Watchmen did kill, they …”

5: Divergence S. 45-56

„… , though. Soon after DC’s superheroes returned, editors began to print a page of letters from readers in …” „… readership, it was only a matter of time before superheroes tack-led the women’s liberation movement. The …” „… superheroes created solely to establish a trademark on the names. Savage She- Hulk only lasted two years …”

15: Assemble S. 153-164

„… issues, and his subsequent output reflected his distrust of female superheroes.In 2005, Marvel formed …” „… Avengers: Endgame, and will return again in The Marvels with two new female superheroes, Ms. Marvel and …” „… multimillion- dollar revision of a tentpole movie. That only happened with superheroes, the end result of …”

11: Frozen S. 111-122

„… head-ing into much darker territory with their superheroes. The bosses at DC felt like they needed to keep …” „… forgotten girl-friends. Female superheroes were more likely to return, but it wasn’t a given and the trauma …”

13: Pride S. 133-142

„… following month in a battle with the Iron Maniac.The few queer superheroes who survived rarely engaged in …” „… , but the ranks continue to grow. The most prominent transgender character in the world of superheroes …”

14: Supremacy S. 143-152

„… super-heroes have proven brief. At DC, Justice League United introduced the Cree hero Equinox with much …” „… besting their peers and mentors was the norm, though some Asian superheroes emerged from this era, most …”

3: Marvelous S. 23-34

„… new approach to superheroes was serial-izing the narrative. Rather than resetting to the established …” „… as the rest of Marvel’s superheroes, and the feature became the first casualty of the new …”

2: Codification S. 13-22

„… returning to superheroes. Forgotten characters like the Atom, the Flash, and Green Lantern were updated and …” „… home.Men could be superheroes full- time with romance as a secondary plotline, if not tertiary. It wasn’t a …”

17: Instigate S. 175-184

„… classic “Make Mine Marvel” slo-gan. Artists drew superheroes doing the same, and even DC tweeted out their …”

16: Power S. 165-174

„… - sensitive hearing—you have a great responsibility.”Most superheroes hold to this advice, using their unique …”

4: Mania S. 35-44

„… 35CHAPTER 4ManiaMarvel’s superheroes took off quickly in the 1960s with an ever- growing slate of …”

Notes S. 191-226

„… Ditko . . . Susana Polo, “Alan Moore Created Ror-schach to Dunk on Randian Superheroes,” Polygon …” „… , “Brie Larson on Superheroes, Success and Her Hollywood Sisterhood,” Marie Claire, February 7, 2019.158 …”

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Keith W. Beard, April Fugett, Britani Black - Psychology and Pop Culture

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Psychology and Pop Culture

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Chapter Two. From Superheroes to Superpowers S. 15-24

Chapter One. Personality, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Psychology S. 1-14

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