Men in Bright Tights and Wild Fights, Often at Great Heights, and, of Course, Some Amazing Women, Too! |
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Part One The Image of the Superhero |
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1. The Real Truth about Superman: And the Rest of Us, Too |
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2. Heroes and Superheroes |
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3. The Crimson Viper versus the Maniacal Morphing Meme |
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4. Superhero Revisionism in Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns |
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Part Two The Existential World of the Superhero |
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5. God, the Devil, and Matt Murdock |
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6. The Power and the Glory |
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CHARLES TALIAFERRO and CRAIG LINDAHL-URBEN |
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7. Myth, Morality, and the Women of the X-Men |
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8. Barbara Gordon and Moral Perfectionism |
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9. Batman and Friends: Aristotle and The Dark Knight's Inner Circle |
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10. The Fantastic Four as a Family: The Strongest Bond of All |
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CHRIS RYALL and SCOTT TIPTON |
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Part Three Superheroes and Moral Duty |
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12. Why Are Superheroes Good? Comics and the Ring of Gyges |
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13. Why Should Superheroes Be Good? Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Kierkegaard's Double Danger |
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14. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: On the Moral Duties of the Super-Powerful and Super-Heroic |
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15. Why Be a Superhero? Why Be Moral? |
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16. Superman and Kingdom Come: The Surprise of Philosophical Theology |
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FELIX TALLON and JERRY WALLS |
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Part Four Identity and Superhero Metaphysics |
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17. Questions of Identity: Is the Hulk the Same Person as Bruce Banner? |
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18. Identity Crisis: Time Travel and Metaphysics in the DC Multiverse |
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19. What's Behind the Mask? The Secret of Secret Identities |
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Wow! It Could Be the Greatest Gathering of Minds in Comic-Book History! Hold on to Your Hats and Get Ready for the Bios of Your Life! |
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Index |
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