https://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/files/original/3c2d3c9ec1f5f93e7a01ec637e9ae806.tif dcbb892255b7abf397fef025902bdb2e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazing Heroes Subject The topic of the resource Comics Periodical Description An account of the resource A digital project from Fall 2018 ENG 492H course. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Students from ENG 492H Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MSU Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Julian C. Chambliss Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Some rights apply Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Files Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital files Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1981-1992 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Students from ENG 492H Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Comic Book Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazing Heroes Issue # 118 Pg. 14 Subject The topic of the resource Periodical Comics Strips Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Editor: Kim Thompson Art Director: Dale Crain, Doug Erb With Some Help From: Michael Adams News Correspondent: J. Collier Production Assistant: Teresa Moore Typesetting: L. M. Gorell & Ariene Easter Circulation: Rachel Enger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MSU Special Collection Comic Art, PN6725.A47 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Fantagraphics Books, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colin Corcoran Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights Restrictions Apply Relation A related resource <a href="http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/97">Cover</a><br /><a href="http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/100">Table of Contents</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 6 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1981-1992 Description An account of the resource On the 14th page of Amazing Heroes issue # 118 is a series of articles organized in interesting patterns and all accompanied by an image. The text is organized into three columns, each of which is enclosed by a long rectangle. The heading for this section simply reads, “News,” in bold, capitalized text. The first article, spread between two columns that extend about ¾ down the page, is entitled “Japanimation at NOW: Astro Boy, Speed Racer comics on schedule,” and it explains that the rights to the phenomenally successful Japanese properties Astro Boy and Speed Racer have been acquired by the studio NOW Comics, who plan to adapt the series with modern, American-appropriate content. Every property title in the article is written in boldface and italics, while the names are written in all caps. In the lower left of the text is an image of a proud-looking Speed Racer with clenched fists and his helmet tucked into his elbow, while another image, captioned below as “A sample of NOW’s Astro Boy,” depicts the underwear-clad automaton boy escaping the clutches of a massive horned humanoid robot shouting “R!”. This picture is placed directly in the middle of the second column’s text. On the right side of the page, nestled in the third column is the article, “Two comics to benefit literacy,” which concerns the release of Word Warriors and Quest For dream Lost, short black-and-white comics distributed by the Literacy Volunteers of Chicago and penned by a variety of artists and writers. Above the article’s title is a rectangular image just as wide as the column and of similar dimensions to the Astro Boy image earlier. It features medium shots of three grim-looking and realistically rendered people, a sharp-faced man with a popped collar and a wide-brimmed hat on the left, a woman with slick black hair and lipstick in the top-middle, and a gritty but generic-looking man in a button-down shirt on the right, all three of whom encircling an image of an incapacitated man lying face-down on some implied surface. This image is also extended past the bounds of the news rectangle, nearly overlapping the word “News” atop the stories. Educational comics are nothing new, however, since ambitious publishers have released series like Classics Illustrated as far back as the 1940s to use comics as a tool for imparting cherished literature. Still, using comics as a tool specifically for literacy is remarkable progressive, as its benefits continue to be studied and debated well into the 21st century. The final article, a mere three sentences, is shown in the bottom right: “Elvis Presley Goes undercover at Mad Dog,” which discusses “Elvis: Undercover…a satirical one-shot by TOM (Splat!) MASON and DON (Captain Obese) LOMAX.” Accompanied by this brief explanation is an excerpted image, a detailed and stylized black and white portrait of a young Elvis, not even constrained by a rectangular border, but instead simply rising from the bottom of the page, his cutoff point just below his exposed collarbone.