The Bat and the Spider: A Folkloristic Analysis of Comic Book Narratives

This thesis examines and argues that superhero narratives, beginning with their comic book origins in the early twentieth century, exhibit many of the qualities found in folklore. Furthermore, these narratives not only demonstrate a folkloric evolution across multi-media formats, including printed w...

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Main Author: Van de Water, Wesley Colin
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2016
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4870
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5940&context=etd