Super Heroines (DC Comics)

Wonder Woman and Batgirl arrived at different moments and answered different arguments about what a heroine could be. Robert Greenberger traces those arrivals and the long line of characters that followed them. Super Heroines works as an illustrated reference and as cultural history at the same time, setting out character origins, defining storylines, and the shifts in artwork and writing that tracked wider changes in what publishers believed readers would accept. Lesser-known figures get attention alongside the famous ones. A few specifics: • Profiles of major and lesser-known female comic book characters • Illustrated throughout with comic artwork from several eras • Cultural context on how these characters changed across decades • A reference volume that also reads well straight through Comics readers, pop culture enthusiasts and gift buyers will enjoy this Chartwell Books volume, stocked at Boipoka.