Title Comic book women : characters, creators, and culture in the Golden Age / Peyton Brunet and Blair Davis ; foreword by Trina Robbins.

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Austin : University of Texas Press, 2022.

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Edition	First edition.
Description	1 online resource (x, 314 pages) : illustrations.
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Series	World comics and graphic nonfiction series
	World comics and graphic nonfiction series.
Note	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 6, 2021).
Summary	"The Golden Age of Comics (roughly the late 1930s through the 1950s) saw the birth and rapid growth of the industry, but unfortunately and unsurprisingly the role of women was often problematic during this period. Few women creators worked in comics, and those that did frequently worked anonymously or under pseudonyms and were subject to workplace harassment and discrimination. Similarly, female characters were often poorly presented and framed in a sexualized fashion. Although some elements of this history have been told piecemeal there hasn't yet been a comprehensive look at women in comics during this period. Brunet and Davis examine female creators and characters across a broad range of genres to create a historical narrative of representation and culture that goes beyond previous scholarship"-- Provided by publisher
Contents	Introduction -- 1. Superhero Comics -- 2. Jungle Comics -- 3. Crime Comics -- 4. Horror Comics -- 5. Western Comics -- 6. Title Characters -- 7. Science Fiction Comics -- 8. Romance Comics -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subject	Women cartoonists -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- Women authors -- History -- 20th century.
	Comic strip characters -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Women superheroes -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- History -- 20th century.
	Comic books, strips, etc. -- Social aspects -- United States.
	Women in literature -- History -- 20th century.
	Heroines in literature -- History -- 20th century.
	Cartoon characters -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Women superheroes -- United States -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- History.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
	Cartoon characters. (OCoLC)fst00848070
	Comic books, strips, etc. -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00869173
	Comic strip characters. (OCoLC)fst00869188
	Heroines in literature. (OCoLC)fst00955621
	Women cartoonists. (OCoLC)fst01177389
	Women in literature. (OCoLC)fst01177912
	Women superheroes. (OCoLC)fst01895910
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author	Davis, Blair, author.
	Robbins, Trina, writer of foreword.
Other Form:	Print version: 9781477324110 1477324119 (DLC) 2021027221 (OCoLC)1246146266
ISBN	9781477324134 (electronic book)
	1477324135 (electronic book)

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