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<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD>Foreword</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>9</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=100></TD><TD>Stan Lee</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Why Superheroes?</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>13</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(18)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>It Started with Gilgamesh: The History of the Superhero</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>31</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(16)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>The Dual Identity: Of Pimpernels and Immigrants from the Stars</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>47</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(16)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Storm of the Orphans: Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>63</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(16)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Amazon Grace: Wonder Woman, Xena, and Buffy</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>79</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(18)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Thermonuclear Families: The Justice League, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>97</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(22)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: The Hulk, Judge Dredd, and Wolverine</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>119</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(20)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Changing Voices: From Robin to Spider-Man</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>139</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(16)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Values and Villains: What's at Stake?</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>155</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(14)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>The Future of the Superhero</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>169</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Afterword: Getting Personal</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>173</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Select Bibliography</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>179</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Acknowledgments</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>183</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(2)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Index</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>185</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

Presents a psychological analysis of why superheroes are so popular in modern culture, discussing the history of the superhero, the notion of dual identity, powerful women, and other topics

Superman on the couch : what superheroes really tell us about ourselves and our society