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Comic Books Offer a Glimpse Into Social History

By ELIZABETH QUILL

"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...

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