Dangerously beautiful: the message in Catwoman adventures throughout the golden age of American comic books (1940–1954)

Authors

  • José Joaquín Rodríguez Moreno Universidad de Cádiz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/etfv.26.2014.14515

Keywords:

Comic Book Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies

Abstract

Catwoman was one of the most popular villains in Golden Age, something odd in an industry as comic books where most of the popular characters are male and heroes. This article wants to find out what was the message in Catwoman adventures throughout her first years. To answer it we will analyse both how comic books were created and what was told by the stories published between 1940 and 1954. This analysis will help us to understand better gender stereotypes and subconscious messages in comics and will uncover the actual meaning in Catwoman stories.

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Author Biography

José Joaquín Rodríguez Moreno, Universidad de Cádiz

Coordinador del «Programa Tebeoteca» de la Universidad de Cádiz

How to Cite

Rodríguez Moreno, J. J. (2015). Dangerously beautiful: the message in Catwoman adventures throughout the golden age of American comic books (1940–1954). Espacio Tiempo y Forma. Serie V, Historia Contemporánea, (26), 115–134. https://doi.org/10.5944/etfv.26.2014.14515

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