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About the Author

Joseph J. Darowski
received his PhD in American Studies from Michigan State University and is currently a member of the English department at Brigham Young University–Idaho. He has published research on popular culture, television, and comic books. He is the editor of a series of essay collections entitled “The Ages of Superheroes,” which has published volumes on Superman and Wonder Woman and which will soon be publishing volumes on the X-Men, the Avengers, and Iron Man.