Lone Heroes and the Myth of the American West in Comic Books, 1945-1962

This book examines the role of comics in the perpetuation of the myth of the American West. In particular, it looks at the ways in which lone central characters, and their acts of violence, are posited as heroic. In doing so, the book raises questions both about the role of women in a supposedly mal...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Huxley, David (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:	1st ed. 2018.
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels
Subjects:	Popular Culture. Communication. United States-Study and teaching. Culture.
ISBN:	9783319930855
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