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The Secret Science of Superheroes
Edited by
Andy Miah
Andy Miah
University of Salford, UK
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Paperback ISBN:
978-1-78262-487-5
PDF ISBN:
978-1-83916-853-6
EPUB ISBN:
978-1-78801-265-2
Special Collection:
RSC Popular Science eBook Collection
Product Type:
Popular Science
No. of Pages:
227
Published online:
14 Sep 2017
Published in print:
01 Aug 2017
Book Chapter
CHAPTER 5: How to Build a Super Soldier
By
Akshat Rathi
Akshat Rathi
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Published:01 Aug 2017
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Special Collection: RSC Popular Science eBook CollectionProduct Type: Popular Science
Page range:
68 - 81
Citation
A. Rathi, in The Secret Science of Superheroes, ed. M. Lorch and A. Miah, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017, pp. 68-81.
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Cartoonists are bound by few rules, especially if their job is to create a superhero. So, it is intriguing that cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby didn’t create a character with infinite power to end the horrifying atrocities of the Nazis. Instead, they created Captain America – a human who performs at his peak and has a strong moral compass.
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