Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Marvel and Modern America 1
4. 1. Spider-Analogues: Unmarking and Unmasking White Male Superheroism 17
5. 2. The Replacements: Ethnicity, Gender, and Legacy Heroes in Marvel Comics 31
6. 3. Superdad: Luke Cage and Heroic Fatherhood in the Civil War Comic 47
7. 4. Black Panther: Aspiration, Identification, and Appropriation 61
8. 5. Iron Fist: Ethnicity, Appropriation, and Repatriation 74
9. 6. Totally Awesome Asian Heroes versus Stereotypes 89
10. 7. A New America: Marvelous Latinx Superheroes 108
11. 8. Ms. Marvel: A Thoroughly Relatable Muslim Superheroine 123
12. Afterword: “Because the World Still Needs Heroes!” 143
13. References 151
14. Index 161