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Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946 to 1962: Essays on Graphic Treatment of Communism, the Code and Social Concerns

By York , Chris(Editor);York , Rafe(Editor)

Book information

Publisher
McFarland & Company
Year
2012
ISBN
9780786449811, 0786449810
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5795752 bytes)
Pages
232\232
Time added
2020-11-29 04:31:04
Nonfiction

Description

Conventional wisdom holds that comic books of the post-World War II era are poorly drawn and poorly written publications, notable only for the furor they raised. Contributors to this thoughtful collection, however, demonstrate that these comics constitute complex cultural documents that create a dialogue between mainstream values and alternative beliefs that question or complicate the grand narratives of the era. Close analysis of individual titles, including EC comics, Superman, romance comics, and other, more obscure works, reveals the ways Cold War culture--from atomic anxieties and the nuc

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