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Comic Book History: Selected Readings

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Selected Articles

The following articles have been previously assigned in the course HIS 235: American Graphic Media taught by Dr. Julian Chambliss and Prof. Bill Svitavsky. They are recommended as solid foundational readings for comics study. Some are freely available on the web, while others require a Rollins login.

Julian C. Chambliss and William Svitavsky, “From Pulp Hero to Superhero: Culture, Race, and Identity in American Popular Culture, 1900-1940”
Originally published in Studies in American Culture, October 2008
LeRoy Ashby. With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture Since 1830
A history of popular culture in Twentieth Century America by Leroy Ashby. See your syllabus for the due dates of specific chapters. To read this book, follow this link then click "Ebook Full Text" on the left hand side of the screen.
Jeffrey S. Lang and Patrick Trimble.“Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?”
Journal of Popular Culture; Winter 1988; 22.3.
Engle, Gary. "What Makes Superman So Darned American?"
Store Front Superheroes Sizzle Reel
A Comic Shop website
Women in Refrigerators
“The Last Time Priest Discussed Race in Comics”
“The Last Time Priest Discussed the Viability of Black Characters”
Comics Find Negro Heroes
New York Times, 1970
AD: New Orleans After the Deluge

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