Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan : the true story of how the iconic superhero battled the men of hate

Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan : the true story of how the iconic superhero battled the men of hate / by Rick Bowers.

Author/creator	Bowers, Rick, 1952-
Other author/creator	National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2012.
Description	160 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Juvenile literature. Superman (Comic strip)--Juvenile literature. Superman (Fictitious character)--Juvenile literature. Comic books, strips, etc.--Social aspects --Juvenile literature. Prejudices--United States --Juvenile literature. Human rights workers--United States --Juvenile literature.

Variant title	Superman vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Contents	The birth of Superman : Kosher delis & distant galaxies -- Kindred spirits & creative forces -- The magic of the mix -- Bootleg shiskey & printer's ink -- Champion of the oppressed. Emerging from the shadows : Orange groves & hooded horses -- The original KIan -- Back from the dead -- A bold new message. Juggernaut : The big blue money machine -- "Mayhem, murder, torture, & abduction" -- On the air -- The secret weapon -- Fighting hate at home. Collision : Operation intolerance -- Return to Stone Mountain -- "Clan of the fiery cross" -- Superman, we applaud you. Afterward--what happened to them?
Abstract	This book tells a group of intertwining stories that culminate in the historic 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the Ku Klux Klan.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and index.
LCCN	2011024660
ISBN	9781426309151 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1426309155 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781426309168 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1426309163 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Nonfiction	741.5 B6778S	✔ Available	Place Hold