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WORLD-VIEW comic book fandom (Terms (Comic books nerds, Comic fans,…

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        '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
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        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
        
        This turned in to any boy to fit into MALE society
        
        To get rid of stereotypes
        
        The idea of Disguise and having a double life
        
        People might see them as inferior, but internally they are strong, intelligent and talented.
        
        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.
      - 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