Author:
LoCicero, Donald.
Imprint:Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
Descriptionv, 249 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Note:Babylonia -- Persia -- India -- Egypt -- Greece -- Rome -- Scandinavia and Germany -- The United States -- Finland -- The super antihero.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-242) and index.
Note:"Each of the first nine chapters examines the heroes and gods of a particular region or country, while the final chapter examines modern descendants of the hero prototype (i.e. Batman and Spiderman) and several infamous anti-heroes (i.e. Dracula and The Hulk)."--Provided by publisher.
