TY - BOOK AU - Bowers,Rick TI - Superman vs. the Ku Klux Klan: the true story of how the iconic superhero battled the men of hate SN - 9781426309175 (electronic bk.) AV - PN6728.S9 B69 2011eb U1 - 741.5/973 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Geographic KW - Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) KW - Superman (Comic strip) KW - Superman (Fictitious character) KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Social aspects KW - Electronic books- OSLIS KW - Electronic books N1 - OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23); Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Jerry usually sat in darkened theaters alone as he absorbed stories, tracked dialogue, and marveled at the characters. After the movies he would walk to the newsstands on St. Claire Avenue to pick up a pulp-fiction novel or a zine. Soaking in every line of narrative and dialogue, he would read the books and magazines cover to cover--then read them again. Turning to his secondhand typewriter, he would dash off letters to the editors, critiquing the stories and suggesting themes for future editions. He would scour the classified sections for the names and addresses of other science fiction fans and send them letters in which he shared his ideas for stories, plots, and characters. For kids like Jerry, science fiction provided a community--a network of fans bound together by a common passion UR - https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/FHWOOV955551698/NGMK?sid=gale_marc&u=corvalli ER -