| Description |
239 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Nutmeg Book Award nominee, Grade 7-8 Middle School, 2023. |
| Summary |
"The year is 1946. Teenagers Roberta and Tommy Lee just moved with their parents from Chinatown to the center of Metropolis, home to the famous hero Superman. Tommy makes friends quickly, while Roberta pines for home. Then one night, the family awakens to find their house surrounded by the Klan of the Fiery Kross! Superman leaps into action, but his exposure to a mysterious green rock has left him weak. Can Roberta and Tommy help him smash the Klan?"--Back cover. |
| Note |
Nutmeg Book Award nominee, Grade 7-8 Middle School, 2023. |
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"Originally published in single magazine form in Superman Smashes the Klan #1-3"--Title page verso. |
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"Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Audience |
Ages 13+ DC Comics. |
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Grades 10-12 DC Comics. |
| Summary |
When Dr. Lee moves his family to Metropolis, his son Tommy adjusts to the new neighborhood while daugher Roberta feels out of place, so when the evil Klan of the Fiery Cross begins a string of terrorist attacks on the city, Superman fights them, and Roberta and Superman soon learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart. |
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Superman (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Justice -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Immigrants -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Graphic novels.
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Superman (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Justice -- Fiction.
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Identity -- Fiction.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Superheroes (see also FICTION / Superheroes).
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Historical Fiction.
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Superman (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01138904
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Justice. (OCoLC)fst00985122
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Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
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Identity (Philosophical concept) (OCoLC)fst00966889
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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Superhero comics. (OCoLC)fst01922562
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Comics (Graphic works) (OCoLC)fst01921613
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Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423722
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Graphic novels.
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Superhero comics.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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| Added Author |
Chiang, Janice, letterer.
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Gurihiru, artist.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Yang, Gene Luen. Superman smashes the klan Burbank : DC Comics, 2020. 9781779504227 (DLC) 2020010186 |
| ISBN |
9781779504210 (paperback) |
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1779504217 (paperback) |
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