Lone heroes and the myth of the American West in comic books, 1945-1962. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Huxley.
• Authors: Huxley, D (David), 1950-
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Inventing andSelling "Buffalo Bill" inComic Books, 1949-1957; Buffalo Bill Comics (USA, Youthful Magazines 1950-1951); Buffalo Bill Annuals (UK, Boardman 1949-1962); Buffalo Bill (France, Collection Hurrah, Les Editions Mondiales, 1949); Chapter 3: Billy theKid: TheOutlaw asLone Hero, 1952-1958; Billy theKid (USA, Toby/Minoan, 1950-1955); Billy theKid (USA, Charlton 1957-1983); Billy theKid (UK, The Sun, Amalgamated Press, 1952-1959); Chapter 4: Roping n' Riding: Selling Western Stars, 1946-1962 American Western ComicsWestern Film Tie-in Comics; Dale Evans; Gene Autry; Lash LaRue; The Lone Ranger; Television Westerns; Fans; Indians: Picture Stories oftheFirst Americans (Fiction House, 1950-1953); Language: TheIndian andtheWhite Man; Annie Oakley; The Sidekicks; Tonto; Silver; Chapter 5: Conclusion; Index
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 741.59; Western comic books, strips, etc; ART / Techniques / Drawing; Mass media; Western comic books, strips, etc; Social Science -- Media Studies; Social Science -- General; Media studies; Cultural studies; Popular Culture; Communication; Culture; Social Science -- Popular Culture; Popular culture; West (U.S.) -- In mass media; United States, West; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319930855; 3319930850
• Related ISBNs: 9783319930848; 3319930842
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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