The supergirls : fashion, feminism, fantasy, and the history of comic book heroines /
Comic book superheroines bend steel, travel across time and space, and wield the mighty forces of nature. These powerful females do everything that male heroes do. But they have to work their wonders in skirts and high heels. The Supergirls, a cultural history of comic book heroines, asks whether t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Ashland, Oregon] :
Exterminating Angel Press,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Revised & updated edition. |
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| Summary: | Comic book superheroines bend steel, travel across time and space, and wield the mighty forces of nature. These powerful females do everything that male heroes do. But they have to work their wonders in skirts and high heels. The Supergirls, a cultural history of comic book heroines, asks whether their world of fantasy is that different from our own. Are the stories of Wonder Woman's search for an identity or Batwoman's battle for equality also an alternative saga of the American woman? |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1935259334 9781935259336 |