The Supergirls : Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines.
Title:
The Supergirls : Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines.
Author:
Madrid, Mike.
ISBN:
9781935259008
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (195 pages)
Contents:
Praise -- Title Page -- Author's Note -- Dedication -- Goddesses of Tomorrow -- 1940's : A Secret Life -- THE DEBUTANTES -- THE PARTNERS -- THE VICTORY GIRLS -- THE GLAMOUR GIRLS -- The Queen and the Princess -- 1950's : The Girlfriends -- Supergirl and the Ballad of American Youth -- 1960's: The Modern World -- Girls Together (Outrageously) -- 1970's: Sirens and Suffragettes -- Wonder Woman's Extreme Makeovers -- 1980's : The Dark Road -- Sex and the Single Superheroine -- 1990's: The Babe Years -- Heroine Chic -- 2000 and Beyond: Mother Love? -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- Copyright Page.
Abstract:
An alternative history of American comic book superheroines.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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