Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

An authoritative exploration of the dawn of the comic book genre and its enduring legacy, tracing the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these disposable diversions were subjected to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children, and how they were created largely by the children of immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the groundwork for a multi-billion-dollar industry that remains a defining facet of our national identity.