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Open Court Front Cover 1 Title Page 5 Copyright 7 Contents 9 Men in Bright Tights and Wild Fights, Often at Great Heights, and, of Course, Some Amazing Women, Too! 13 Part One: The Image of the Superhero 19 1. The Real Truth about Superman: And the Rest of Us, Too / MARK WAID 21 2. Heroes and Superheroes / JEPH LOEB and TOM MORRIS 29 3. The Crimson Viper versus the Maniacal Morphing Meme / DENNIS O'NEIL 39 4. Superhero Revisionism in Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns / AEON J. SKOBLE 47 Part Two: The Existential World of the Superhero 61 5. God, the Devil, and Matt Murdock / TOM MORRIS 63 6. The Power and the Glory / CHARLES TALIAFERRO and CRAIG LINDAHL-URBEN 80 7. Myth, Morality, and the Women of the X-Men / REBECCA HOUSEL 93 8. Barbara Gordon and Moral Perfectionism / JAMES B. SOUTH 107 9. Batman and Friends: Aristotle and the Dark Knight's Inner Circle / MATT MORRIS 120 10. The Fantastic Four as a Family: The Strongest Bond of All / CHRIS RYALL and SCOTT TIPTON 136 11. Comic-Book Wisdom / MICHAEL THAU 148 Part Three: Superheroes and Moral Duty 163 12. Why Are Superheroes Good? Comics and the Ring of Gyges / JEFF BRENZEL 165 13. Why Should Superheroes Be Good? Spider-Man, the
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- Tom Morris, Matt Morris
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- 2026-03-14
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