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The Impact of Marvel Comics

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE IMPACT OF MARVEL COMICS

Tanya T. Sasser, English Instructor

1938

ACTION COMICS DEBUTS SUPERMAN

1938-1954

THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMICS

1954

DR. FREDRIC WERTHAM'S SEDUCTIONS OF THE INNOCENT PUBLISHED

1956

SILVER AGE OF COMICS BEGINS

EARLY 1960'S

MARVEL INTRODUCES THE RELUCTANT SUPERHERO

THE HULK

COLD WAR SCIENCE GONE WRONG

SPIDER-MAN

JUST YOUR AVERAGE SUPER-POWERED TEENAGER

HERO OR ANTI-HERO?

MARVEL CHARACTERS OFTEN BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL

AN INSIDER IDENTITY

FOR AN ALIENATED GENERATION 

CIVIL RIGHTS ERA

THE RISE OF BLACK (SUPER)POWER

LEADER & SCIENTIST

AND FIRST BLACK SUPERHERO

MORE WHITE CHARACTERS?

SURE, WE CAN DO THAT

WHITE TIGER

FIRST LANTINX MARVEL CHARACTER

1979-2009

SUPERHEROES COME OUT OF THE CLOSET

MS. MARVEL

FIRST MUSLIM SUPERHERO

SPIDER-MAN #96-98

FIRST NON-CCA APPROVED COMIC 

THE LEGACY CONTINUES