WORLD-VIEW comic book fandom
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Perception
Packaging Boyhood (Book) Chapter on Comic books
It's a Guy Thing: What boys Read Chapter3
Comic Books
Page 154
'American comic books have always been associated with superheroes; in fact, the so called Golden Age of American comic books dates from the appearance of the firs Superman comic in 1938, through the early 1950s.
They were very popular
The archetype of the superhero was invented and defined(?)
Impact on boys perception of themselves
Perspective of Parents
Page 155
Most original comic book creators were Jewish men at a time of pervasive anti-Semitism.
Book quote from Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics and the Creation of the Superhero - Danny Fingeroth
'You had a bunch of young men whose parents were immigrants, writing stories about a very idealized world, where force is wielded wisely and people are judged by their individual character, not by who they are or who their parents were. For the guys who made the comics, it was a way to trascend who you were and become locked into and involved with the American mainstream, to blend in.'
The book continues from the quote
Comic books as a way for boys who were thought of as weak and inferior, to identify with a superior being and to fit in with American Society.
To fit in
Within society
To get rid of stereotypes
The idea of Disguise and having a double life
Initial notes
People might see them as inferior, but internally they are strong, intelligent and talented.
This turned in to any boy to fit into MALE society
They see this superior being not only through their battles, also through their relationships and families.
wielding power wisely
Page 157
Women drawn as hot babes
Not a stereotypical depiction of men.
Terms
Comic books nerds
Comic fans
Fandom
Geekdom
comicdom
I can talk about the identity of comic book fans seen as misfits and comic books as a way for these people to fit in