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Superhero Influences: Connotations and Cultural Codes in Comic Book Culture

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dc.contributor.advisorHuang, Su-ching
dc.contributor.authorTecca, Jeremiah
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-07T02:02:50Z
dc.date.available2020-10-07T02:02:50Z
dc.date.created8/5/2020
dc.date.issued8/5/2020
dc.degree.departmentEnglish
dc.degree.disciplineEnglish
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMA
dc.degree.nameMasters of Arts in English
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the role and representation of the superhero in establishing socio-political ideology through connotations and cultural codes. Beginning with an analysis of some of the earliest images of Superman and Batman from Action Comics #1 and Detective Comics #27, this thesis will capture the associative properties reflected in the Americanized superhero. While analyzing the shared characteristics of Superman and Batman, Chapter 1 also discusses the political ideology embodied in Captain America in Captain America Comics #1. Chapter 2 investigates the socociopolitical and socioeconomic representatioion in Frank Miller's Batman: Year One and transitions into an analytical comparison of The Punisher's role in vigilantism and Batman's personal vendetta against crime. Exploring the socioeconomic gap between Batman's character and the people of Gotham City, Chapter 3 also examines the role of the anti-hero and reads the Punisher and the Joker as the anti-hero and the supervillain.
dc.format.extent53 p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/8728
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subject.lcshSuperheroes--Comic books, strips, etc.--Political aspects
dc.subject.lcshSuperheroes--Comic books, strips, etc.--Social aspects
dc.subject.lcshMiller, Frank, 1957-, Batman : year one
dc.subject.lcshBatman--(Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc
dc.subject.lcshSuperman--(Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc
dc.subject.lcshCaptain America--(Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc
dc.subject.lcshPunisher--(Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc
dc.subject.lcshJoker--(Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc
dc.titleSuperhero Influences: Connotations and Cultural Codes in Comic Book Culture
dc.typeMaster's Thesis

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