{"product_id":"secondary-action-heroes-of-golden-age-comics-9781476691527","title":"Secondary Action Heroes of Golden Age Comics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The 1940s saw the birth of many enduring superheroes like Superman, Batman, Captain America and Captain Marvel. Outside of the superhero genre, the golden age of comics also featured a host of lesser-known, evil-fighting action figures, and this book contains a wealth of information about these heroes without capes. Covered here are jungle heroines like Sheena, Rulah and Princess Pantha; science fiction stalwarts including Spacehawk, Hunt Bowman and Futura; adventurers such as Kayo Kirby, Werewolf Hunter and Senorita Rio; and Western heroes ranging from Tom Mix to the Ghost Rider.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot all the heroes of the Golden Age of Comics wore masks, costumes, and capes. Prepare for the lowdown on their ­non-super brethren (and sisters).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Jungle Line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake a jungle lord, turn him into a jungle lady, put him in a skimpy ­leopard-skin suit, and you have Sheena. And Camilla. And Tiger Girl. And Taanda. And Rulah. And … well, go ahead and read about 'em, already.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience Fiction Theater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers were the only space guys in comics? It's time you met the interplanetary idols of Planet Comics and all their ­rocket-riding cohorts!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Adventurers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePossibly the most basic (and no less exciting) heroes of all. Pirates, spies, detectives, soldiers, sailors, and all the other guys and gals who made trouble their business, and business was booming back then.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce Upon a Time, in the Westerns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCowboy heroes were massive in the media of the 1930s to the 1960s, and comics brought them to ­four-color life. The Vigilante, the ­Two-Gun Kid, American Eagle, Annie Oakley, and tons of others made their presence known (including a long ton of movie and TV adaptations), and we've rounded up all the ones that started before 1950.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040515162455,"sku":"9781476691527","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476691527.jpg?v=1750946983","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/secondary-action-heroes-of-golden-age-comics-9781476691527","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}