Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Signifying Love, Sex, and Gender 1
4. 1 The Visible and the Invisible 20
5. 2 Women Dark and Dangerous 37
6. 3 Secrets of the Batcave 59
7. 4 Marriage, Domesticity, and Superheroes (for Better or Worse) 77
8. 5 It Starts with a Kiss 92
9. 6 Even an Android Has Feelings 115
10. 7 Super Fluidity 138
11. 8 KRAKK! WHACK! SMACK! 159
12. 9 Pleasure, Pain, Climaxes, and Little Deaths 184
13. Conclusion: Love, Sex, Gender, and Superheroes in Real Life 207
14. References 217
15. Index 227
16. About the Author 233