https://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/files/original/3e3cf882120aaff76357d1f01bc55f3d.tiff 4daeb6dddd4e86bf860a9631f62d904e 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 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 # 167, Table of Contents Subject The topic of the resource comic books, strips Superheroes Costume Batman Films Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MSU Special Collection Comic Art, PN6725.A47 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989-6 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hannah Boyd Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights Restrictions Apply Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 10 and 1/4 inches by 6 and 5/8 inches 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 Relation A related resource Cover: http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/43 Representative Image: http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/63 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Editorial Team: Executive Editor: Kim “Bruce” Thompson Managing Editor: Chris “Dick” McCubbin Art Director: Lynette “barbara” Alcorn-McCubbin Editorial Assistance: Rudy “Bat-Mite” Minger Editorial Intern: Alex “Ace” Chun News Correspondent: Darren “Alfred” Cranston Production Assistant: Roberta “Helena” Gregory Typesetting: Linda Gorell, Arlene Easter, Mark Thompson Circulation: Alison Yount, Michelle Byrd Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc. Description An account of the resource The table of contents for Amazing Heroes issue #167 can be found on page 4 and 5 in the periodical. It is split amongst two pages. The left page is dedicated to the main 3 articles. The left side of the left page simply says ‘contents’ vertically downward. Next to that are the three main articles. The first title is ‘The Man Whose Name Means Batman’ with an image of Batman and Robin next to it. Underneath the title is the description. Underneath this is the second other major article titled ‘Ace of Cartoons’ with a picture of the Joker right next to it. Underneath the title is the description of this article. Underneath this article is the last major article ‘The Real Dynamic Duo’ with the description of the article underneath. Next to that is a picture of Batman and Robin exploring the sea. This is all that is on the left page. The right page has all the minor articles with short descriptions under some of them. Some of the minor articles listed also have pictures depicted next to them. The section articles are as followed, ‘Perspective’, ‘Newsline’, ‘Coming Distractions’, ‘Backstage’, ‘Doc’s Bookshelf’, ‘Info Center’, ‘Small Talk’, ‘Comics in Review’, ‘Amazing Readers’, ‘The Cartoonist’, ‘Batman Pinup’, and ‘Storm’s Index’. On the right side of the page are the staff section with the editorial team, contributor’s info, index to advertisers, ad rates, and distributors. This table of contents is a good reflection on the history of Batman, as it is almost solely dedicated to him. One theme that is prevalent in this table of contents is the interest in the origins of Batman. Batman started up in 1939 in DC Comics as a result of the success of Superman. Companies were seeing that the character Superman was taking off, and bringing a lot of money to the corporation as a result. DC Comics responded to this with the introduction of Batman, who was a vigilante out to stop corruption in the cities. This is a result of the fear many Americans were feeling at the time over the urbanization. Before the 40s, many people lived in rural areas, but with the industrial boom and immigration boom, more and more people migrated to the cities. With this rapid growth of the cities though, many became fearful that America’s morality would suffer and that crime would be on the rise. This led to the increase of the ‘detective story’. These detective’s jobs were to eradicate violence and crime in the city. Batman pays homage to this type of story in that he mirrored these detective characters in almost all ways, except that he dressed in a bat suit and fought crime in secret. Batman was also interesting in that his origin story revolved around trauma. This was a way of exploring ‘what could have been’. The 40s was a bleak time for many; immigrants came to America hoping for a good life but ended up working in bad conditions, people lived in the city with no roaming area, etc. Trauma was everywhere, and Batman was used to showing that even despite the trauma, you could thrive and be a force for good. Batman was a way of exploring the times and was used to mitigate become the bleak circumstances many people found themselves in the city. Batman Batman and Robin Charlie Paris comics Dick Sprang Jerry Robinson