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Subtitled, "Capes & Crusaders In Comics & Films". Written by an expert author.
Synopsis
Discusses the slow accretion of comics universes from the thirties onwards, the debate within the conventions of the superhero comic about whether superheroes are a good thing and the discussion within the comics fan community of the extent to which superhero comics are disfigured by misogyny and sexism.