The document discusses the political and cultural significance of comic books in American society, highlighting works and creators from various eras, including Captain America, Superman, and underground comix. It references critiques of media, such as Ariel Dorfman and Armand Matellart's analysis of Disney comics, and the influence of comics on public perception and ideology. Additionally, it includes illustrations and covers from notable comic book publications, underscoring the evolution of graphic storytelling in relation to political themes.

1. cover art by Jim Steranko
from The Steranko History of Comics, vol. 2
Reading, PA, Supergraphics, 1972
Captain America’s
Boise Tea Party
and Other Tales of
Comic Books and Politics
in American Culture
by David Peterson
Anthropology Colloquium
Idaho State University
March 5, 2010

2. Captain America #602, Marvel Comics, Mar 2010 (cover art: Gerald Parel )

3. • Ariel Dorfman & Armand Matellart
(1971), How to Read Donald Duck:
Imperialist Ideology in the Disney
Comic

4. • Ariel Dorfman & Armand Matellart
(1971), How to Read Donald Duck:
Imperialist Ideology in the Disney
Comic
• Walter Benjamin (1969), The Work of
Art in the Age of Mechanical
Reproduction (German, 1935: Das
Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner
technischen Reproduzierbarkeit)

5. • Ariel Dorfman & Armand Matellart
(1971), How to Read Donald Duck:
Imperialist Ideology in the Disney
Comic
• Walter Benjamin (1969), The Work of
Art in the Age of Mechanical
Reproduction (German, 1935: Das
Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner
technischen Reproduzierbarkeit)
• Underground comix
Cover art by R. Crumb from
R. Crumb &P. Poplavski (2008)
The R. Crumb Handbook
London: MQ Publications

6. Captain America #1, Timely Comics, Mar 1941
(cover art: Joe Simon & Jack Kirby)

7. Superman #14, National Comics, Jan-Feb 1942 (cover art: Fred Ray)

8. All-Select #5, Timely Comics, Winter 1944 (cover art: Alex Schomburg)

9. All-Star Comics #40, DC Comics, Apr-May 1944
(cover art: Carmine Infantino)

10. All-Star Comics #40, DC Comics, Apr-May 1944
(cover art: Carmine Infantino)
F. Wertham (1954)
Seduction of the Innocent, Reinhart

11. Walking Dead #13, Image Comics, Oct 2004 (cover art: Charlie Adlard)

12. Ultimates 2 vol. 1: Gods & Monsters, by Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch
Marvel 2005, p. 8

13. Ultimates 2 vol. 1: Gods & Monsters, by Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch
Marvel 2005, p. 8

14. Captain America #602, Marvel Comics, Mar 2010 (cover art: Gerald Parel )
CA 34, Mar 2008
(art: Alex Ross)
Captain America
(James Barnes)
CA 604, May 2010
(art: Gerald Parel)
The Falcon
(Sam Wilson)

15. Captain America is rescued and joins the Avengers
Avengers #4, Marvel Comis, 1964, p. 4 (art: Jack Kirby)

16. Jim Barnes recovered by the Soviets. Winter Soldier. Captain America #8
Marvel Comics, 2005, p. 22 (art : Lee Weeks)

17. Captain America #602, Marvel Comics, Mar 2010, pp. 18-19
(Ed Brubaker & Luke Ross)

18. Captain America #602, Marvel Comics, Mar 2010, p. 19
(Ed Brubaker & Luke Ross)
Tea Bag
The Libs
Before
They
Tea Bag
YOU!

19. Captain America #602, Marvel Comics, Mar 2010, p. 19
(Ed Brubaker & Luke Ross)
Tea Bag
The Libs
Before
They
Tea Bag
YOU!
Barefoot and Progressive
Feb 28, 2009
(barefootandprogressive.
blogspot.com/
2009_02_01_archive.html)

20. Captain America #602, Marvel Comics, Mar 2010, p. 19
(Ed Brubaker & Luke Ross)
“I don’t exactly see a
black man from Harlem
fitting in with a bunch of
angry white folks…”
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Dale Robertson, head of
TeaParty.org, at Houston
Tea Party on Feb 28, 2009
(littlegreenfootballs.com/
article/35514_What_Racism
_at_the_Tea_Parties)

21. Captain America #602, Marvel Comics, Mar 2010, p. 19
(Ed Brubaker & Luke Ross)
Unabomber?

22. Captain America creators
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
circa 1950
Source: www.forcesofgeek.com/2009/06/interview-with-best-of-simon-and-kirby.html

23. EC Comic Covers (various artists)
Tales from the Crypt 24
1951
Crime SuspensStories 23
1954
Crypt of Terror 19
1950
Weird Fantasy 15
1950
Crime SuspensStories 22
1954
Weird Science 15
1950
Mad 1
1952
Valor 5
1955

24. EC’s Horror Narrators, The GhouLunatics
(art, left to right: Graham Ingles, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis)
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Source: www.ec-fanatic.com/

25. “He Walked Among Us” by Al Feldstein and Wally Wood
appeared in Weird Science #13, EC Comics, Jul-Aug 1950

26. “In Gratitude” illustrated by Wally Wood
appeared in Shock SuspenStories 11, EC Comics, Oct-Nov 1953

27. “The Reformers” by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood
appeared in Weird Science #14, EC Comics,Jul-Aug 1953

28. “The Master Race” by Bernie Krigstein
appeared in Impact #1, EC Comics, Mar-Apr 1955

29. QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Sen. Kefuaver
D-Tenn 1949-1963
William Gaines
EC Publisher
Seal of the Comics
Code Authority
Sources: Kefauver and the CCA seal--wikimedia.org;
Gaines--www.boston.com/ae/movies/blog/youngaines.jpg

30. Mad #11 , EC Comics, May 1954
(cover art: Basil Wolverton)
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

31. Incredible Hulk #1, Marvel Comics, May 1962
(cover art: Jack Kirby)
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

32. Conan the Barbarian #1, illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith
Marvel Comics, Oct 1970 (cover and p. 1)

33. Weird Tales, Popular Fiction, Jun 1933
(cover art: Margaret Brundage)

34. Weird Tales, Popular Fiction, Jun 1933
(cover art: Margaret Brundage)
R.E. Howard & L.S. De Camp (1966)
Conan the Adventurer, Lancer Books
(cover art: Frank Frazetta)

35. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2
by Frank Miller, DC Comics 1986
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Ad for Conan Annual #1
Barry Windsor-Smith, Marvel 1973

36. Conan gets nipples
Conan the Barbarian #11, Marvel, Nov 1971 (art: Barry Windsor-Smith)
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

37. Conan the Barbarian #2, Marvel, Dec 1970
cover art: Barry Windsor-Smith

38. Conan the Barbarian #9, Marvel, Sep 1971
art: Barry Windsor-Smith