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in the confusing decade following World War II, comic books were all the rage. They treated such issues as the atomic and hydrogen bombs, communism, and the Korean War, and they offered heroes and heroines to deal with these problems. Using five representative cartoon stories, historian William Savage looks at the immense popularity of comic books and their impact on the American public. Cartoons.

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in the confusing decade following World War II, comic books were all the rage. They treated such issues as the atomic and hydrogen bombs, communism, and the Korean War, and they offered heroes and heroines to deal with these problems. Using five representative cartoon stories, historian William Savage looks at the immense popularity of comic books and their impact on the American public. Cartoons.
Autorenporträt
WILLIAM W SAVAGE, Jr., is a Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of eight books on the culture of the American West, seven published by the University of Oklahoma Press. His book publications include: Cowboy Life: Reconstructing an American Myth; Indian Life: Transforming an American Myth; The Cowboy Hero: His Image in American History and Culture; and Singing Cowboys and All That Jazz: A Short History of Popular Music in Oklahoma.