June 29, 2007
Comic Books Offer a Glimpse Into Social History
"Comics and Culture," Juniata College
Batman began as the ultimate detective and became the ultimate renegade. Superman transitioned from big brother to crime fighter. And Captain America, a patriotic symbol, socked Adolf Hitler in 1941.
Comics offer signs of the times, says David C. Hsiung, a history professor at the Pennsylvania college. Mr. Hsiung teaches "Comics and Culture" with Jay S. Hosler, an associate professor of biology and a
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