Superheroes (TRIH ep 130)
1938 · Resource
Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the cultural and historical origins of superheroes. Beginning with a quotation from Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Grant Morrison's Supergods, they trace the rise of comics from 1930s printing innovations through the Golden and Silver Ages. They discuss pioneering creators (Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Bob Kane/Bill Finger) and landmark characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman) and explore antecedents such as the Scarlet Pimpernel and Zorro....
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Around 1938
- World War II (1939)
- Indian independence and Partition (1947)
- The Holocaust (1941)
- Founding of the State of Israel (1948)
- Cold War (1947)
- Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany (1933)
- D-Day (Operation Overlord) (1944)
- Pop music: the 1930s (1930)
- Pop music: the 1940s (1940)
- Great Depression (1929)