Phillips, Nickie D. <br/><br/>
Comic Book Crime :  Truth, Justice, and the American Way / 
Nickie D. Phillips and Staci Strobl. 
 - viii, 289 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - Alternative criminology series .
 - Alternative criminology series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-282) and index. 
<br/><br/>Holy criminology, Batman! comics and constructions of crime and justice -- "Crime doesn't pay": a brief history of crime and justice themes in comic books -- The world is shifting: terrorism, xenophobia, and comic books after 9/11 -- A better tomorrow: apocalypse, utopia, and the crime problem -- Villains: criminal behavior and the embodiment of evil -- Deathworthiness: paths to justice -- "Take down the bad guys, save the girl": gender and sexual orientation in the fight against evil -- "Aren't there any brown people in this world?" reading for race and ethnicity -- Apocalyptic incapacitation: understanding punishment -- Conclusion: Ultimate justice -- Appendix: sample and methodology. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814767870 (cl : acid-free paper) 0814767877 (cl : acid-free paper) 9780814767887 (pb : acid-free paper) 0814767885 (pb : acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>40022545296 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012050855 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016303657  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism.<br/>Crime in literature.<br/>Justice in literature.<br/>Social values in literature.<br/>Literature and society--History.--United States<br/>Comic books, strips, etc.<br/>Crime.<br/>Justice.<br/>Literature.<br/>Literature and society.<br/>Social values.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 6725 .P48 2013