Exploring the Evolution of American Comic Books

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Jasmine Kent
Ms. Bell/ P.1
English IV
19 January 2016
Super Hero Research Paper Comic books were not introduced to the United States until the late 1800s. The comic book is a historic text that shares insight on how young people and adults see cultural and political issues (“Archetypes, Commercialism, and Hollywood: A History of the Comic Book”). Ever since the 1960s the two main publishers of comic books was Marvel and Detective Comics (DC). The Comic book history has been divided into “ages” by many comic book fans (“Archetypes, Commercialism, and Hollywood: A History of the Comic Book”). There are five different ages which are “distinguished as the Golden (1938-1956), Silver (1956-1971), Bronze (1971-1980), Iron (1980-1987), and Modern …show more content…

The Green Lantern gets his powers from his powerful ring that was made by the Guardians of the Universe which would only be given to someone who was worthy. The ring can make The Green Lantern “fly, to create a green energy which can be used in a variety of ways, to hypnotize people, to become invisible, to translate languages, to pass through solid objects, to heal, to paralyze enemies, and even to time travel” (“Green Lantern”). There were multiple alter egos to Green Lantern, all of which were just regular people who came across the ring (“Green Lantern”). The Green Lantern connects to literary epic heroes because he would always help others in need. He willingly puts his life out on the line to ensure that others were safe. Like Beowulf he goes and fights with no fear against his enemies like when he went against his enemy Parallax and many more. The Green Lantern stops evil as does Beowulf, they just do it a little …show more content…

He was born on February 8, 1914- January 24, 1974. He is one of the most influential creators in comic book history (“Bill Finger”). He was a co-creator of Batman and Robin and Green Lantern. “He has been inducted into the Eisner and Jack Kirby Hall of Fames” (“Bill Finger”). Bill Finger has contributed some of his work in a lot of well-established characters. “Just counting his work with DC comics he wrote well over 600 issues” (“Bill Finger”). Martin Nodell helped create the image of the Green Lantern. He was inspired from a “subway worker waving a railroad lantern” (“Green Lantern: Architects of the Golden

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