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The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact On Pop Culture
Michael Uslan, Smithsonian Institute
https://www.edx.org/course/rise-superheroes-impact-pop-culture-smithsonianx-popx1-5x
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1960s: The Silver Age of Comics
Notes taken on January 13, 2018 by Edward Tanguay
1955 end of the golden age of comics
the golden age of comic books came to an end
it was almost the end of the comic book itself
as a result of the book The Seduction of the Innocent, and the work of Dr. Fredric Wertham
many comic companies went out of business
comic book writers, editors and artists were denigrated in society
Superman television series
no other comic book TV shows at the time
except Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
some new comics introduced
Lois Lane Comics
Jimmy Olsen Comics
although they were not superheroes, they were featured in the Superman TV series
1956 beginning of the silver age
brand new version of The Flash
from DC, number four
more scientific than the original Flash in the 1940s
Green Lantern
more scientific and science fiction oriented than magic-oriented original version of the 1940s
an emphasis on the atomic
The Atom
Hawkman
students were being told to duck and cover in their classes
so they needed new heroes
1960s Vietnam War
not a popular war
new music coming from England
the British Invasion
the Beatles had a new hair cut
the buzz cuts of the 50s were rejected by the long hair of the Beatles
the slogan of Superman, "Truth, Justice, and the American Way" was no longer clear
it wasn't clear what the American way was anymore
pop-art
Andy Warhol
1962 Campbell's Soup Can
Roy Lichtenstein
took panels out of American comic books
painted them on a larger canvas
showed the importance of comic books
that it was also art
January 1966
The Batman TV Series
gave us catch phrases like Bop! Pow! and Zowie!