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020			_a9780786447749 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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082	0	0	_a741.5973 KAH-C
100	1		_aKahan, Jeffrey,
245	1	0	_aCaped crusaders 101 : _bcomposition through comic books / _cJeffrey Kahan and Stanley Stewart.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aJefferson, N.C. : _bMcFarland, _cc2010.
300			_avii, 241 p. : _bill. ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: why comics can save us from illiteracy -- Black heroes for hire: serializing social construction in the comics -- Comic books, cold wars, and desert storms -- Spider-man and corporate responsibility -- The comic book code and American f-agg -- Dr. Strange, or, how I learned to love metaphysics -- 9/11 and the man without fear -- Comics and the prison system -- Killing off the hero -- Coda: our heroes, ourselves.
520			_a"This fully-revised textbook inspires a greater appreciation for literature by studying important literary themes found in comics. By deconstructing comics, it raises critical thinking about literature, a crucial skill for understanding language and composition. Each chapter offers a series of questions that stimulate further reading, writing and discussion"--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aComic books, strips, etc. _zUnited States
700	1		_aStewart, Stanley,
942			_cBK
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