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v CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii 1 Holy Criminology, Batman! Comics and Constructions of Crime and Justice 1 2 “Crime Doesn’t Pay” A Brief History of Crime and Justice Themes in Comic Books 20 3 The World Is Shifting Terrorism, Xenophobia, and Comic Books after 9/11 40 4 A Better Tomorrow Apocalypse, Utopia, and the Crime Problem 62 5 “That’s the Trouble with a Bad Seed” Villains and the Embodiment of Evil 82 6 “Aren’t We Supposed to Be the Good Guys?” Heroes, Deathworthiness, and Paths to Justice 107 7 “Take Down the Bad Guys, Save the Girl” Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Comic Book Justice 140 8 “Aren’t There Any Brown People in This World?” Race, Ethinicity, and Crime Fighting 169 9 Apocalyptic Incapacitation The “Maximum-Maximum” Response to Crime 197 10 Conclusion Ultimate Justice 218 APPENDIX: SAMPLE AND METHODOLOGY 229 NOTES 239 BIBLIOGRAPHY 267 INDEX 283 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 289 This page intentionally left blank ...

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