by Tom De Haven · Yale University Press · tapa dura · ISBN 9780300118179
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«Our Hero: Superman on Earth» is Tom De Haven's essay on Superman, published by Yale University Press in hardback (240 pages, in English).
Tom De Haven analyses Superman from his first appearance in Action Comics in 1938 and presents him as an American hero. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster during the Great Depression, he embodies the American dream as an orphan and immigrant and as Clark Kent, a humble reporter. It covers more than seventy years of comics, radio, television and film.
Published in February 2010. Part of the Icons of America series and includes bibliographic references and an index.
For Superman fans and comic history enthusiasts, as well as for those studying American popular culture.
Tom De Haven is an American author, editor, journalist, and writing teacher. His recurring subjects include literary and film noir, the Hollywood studio system and the American comics industry. De Haven is noted for his comics-themed novels, including the Derby Dugan trilogy and It's Superman!.
