Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero: Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics

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Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero Massacre in Haditha, by Tanya Tier. (Used with permission from the artist.) temple university press Philadelphia Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics Jason Dittmer Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero Temple University Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright © 2013 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 2013 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dittmer, Jason. Captain America and the nationalist superhero : metaphors, narratives, and geopolitics / Jason Dittmer.   p. cm.  Includes bibliographical references and index.  ISBN 978-1-4399-0976-8 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4399-0977-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4399-0978-2 (e-book) 1. Comic books, strips, etc.— History and criticism. 2. Superheroes in literature. 3. Nationalism and literature. 4. Geopolitics—Social aspects. 5. Popular culture—Political aspects. 6. America, Captain (Fictitious character) I. Title.  PN6714.D58 2013 741.5′3581—dc23 2012015512 The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992 Printed in the United States of America 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 For Stephanie, my everything ...