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Coogan, Peter. Superhero: The
Secret Origin of a Genre. Introduction by
Denny O'Neil. Austin, TX:
Monkeybrain Books, 2006. 290pp. ISBN-10: 193226518X, ISBN-13:
978-1932265-18-7 (paper).
Publisher's online information
Acknowledgments ... i
Author's Foreword ... iii
Introduction, by Dennis O'Neil ... v
- The Superhero Renaissance ... 1
- The Superhero Genre ... 24
- The Definition of the Superhero ... 30
- The Supervillain ... 61
- The Roots in Myth, Epic, and Legend ... 116
- The Antediluvian Age ... 126
- Comics Predecessors ... 165
- The First Superhero ... 175
- The Evolution of the Superhero ... 193
- The Superhero as Metaphor ... 231
- The Ideology of the Superhero ... 235
Works Cited ... 239
End Notes ... 253
Index ... 277
About the Author ... 290
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