Preface; Introduction: Ride the High Country or "They Went Thataway"; Cowboy Codes: Straight & Pure & All Boy; When We were Young: Nostalgia & the Cowboy Hero; Arms & the Man: The Friendly Gun; Give Me My Boots & Saddles: Camp Cowboy; Tall in the Saddle: Romance on the Range; White Hats & White Heroes: Who Is That Other Guy?; Virgin Land: Landscape, Nature, & Masculinity; Corporate Cowboys & the Shaping of a Nation; Postscript - The Frontiersman (1938); List of Films Mentioned; References; Index.
Jordan Raphael has written for numerous publications. He lives in Los Angeles. Tom Spurgeon edited 'The Comics Journal' and has written for Seattle's 'The Stranger'. His syndicated newspaper comic strip, 'Wildwood', appeared in more than 12 million homes daily. He lives in Silver City, New Mexico.
"Scrupulously researched... eminently readable, a valuable history of Stan Lee... as well as the entire comic book industry..." -- Copley News Service. "Entertaining, persuasive..." -- Boston Globe. "A pleasure to read and an inspiration for would-be superheroes everywhere..." -- The Hollywood Reporter. "Can appeal to both longtime comic buffs and people just looking for an interesting read..." -- The Free Times. "Recommended for all libraries..." -- The Library Journal. "A colorful man's story told through well-described vignettes..." -- School Library Journal.
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