TY - BOOK AU - Brewer,H.Michael TI - Who needs a superhero?: finding virtue, vice, and what's holy in the comics SN - 0801065100 (pbk.) AV - PN 6712 .B74 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Baker Books KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Religious aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Superman : the saving son from above -- The Hulk : the monster within -- Batman : guilt and grace in Gotham City -- Iron Man : salvation by success -- Superman revisited : death, resurrection, and doomsday -- Wonder Woman : the power of truth -- Thor : transformation -- Spider-Man : saved for service -- Daredevil : discernment -- X-Men : in the world but not of it -- The fantastic four : the ties that bind -- The Punisher versus Green arrow : what is God like? -- Captain America : shielded from sorrow -- The spirit : the Gospel in a nutshell UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0418/200401396 3.html ER -