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Our Hero: Superman on Earth. By Tom De Haven. Icons of America. New Haven: Yale UP, 2010. 240pp.


Hardcover: ISBN-10: 0300118171 // ISBN-13: 978-0300118179 
Library of Congress: PN6728.S9 D3 2010
Dewey: 741.5/973 22
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Publisher's description:
Since his first appearance in Action Comics Number One, published in late spring of 1938, Superman has represented the essence of American heroism. “Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound,” the Man of Steel has thrilled audiences across the globe, yet as life-long “Superman Guy” Tom De Haven argues in this highly entertaining book, his story is uniquely American.

Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in the midst of the Great Depression, Superman is both a transcendent figure and, when posing as his alter-ego, reporter Clark Kent, a humble working-class citizen. An orphan and an immigrant, he shares a personal history with the many Americans who came to this country in search of a better life, and his amazing feats represent the wildest realization of the American dream. As De Haven reveals through behind-the-scenes vignettes, personal anecdotes, and lively interpretations of more than 70 years of comic books, radio programs, TV shows, and Hollywood films, Superman’s legacy seems, like the Man of Steel himself, to be utterly invincible.

Tom De Haven, author of the novel It's Superman, is professor in the department of English at Virginia Commonwealth University. He currently lives in Midlothian, VA.

Acknowledgments ... ix

Our Hero ... 1

Works Cited ... 207
Index ... 211


Reviews / Features:

Altman, Eric. 2010. 'Our Hero' Is an All-Too Human History of the Last Son of Krypton. PopMatters, July 1.

Jared. 2010. “Our Hero: Superman on Earth.” Supermanofsteel.com, June 22.

Kowinski, William. 2010. Booknotes - Our Hero: Superman on Earth. The [Humboldt County] Journal, June 3.

Spurgeon, Tom. 2010. CR Sunday Interview: Tom De Haven. ComicsResporter.com, March 7.



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