The Great Depression: Action Comics #1 (Superman!)

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Object Project

UNCW Public History

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The stuff of history is all around us—it’s in what we eat and wear, where we live and play, and how we work and travel. The Object Project is a podcast about material culture and history, produced by history students of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, in Wilmington, NC, and Dr. Jennifer Le Zotte, assistant professor of US history and material culture.

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The Great Depression: Action Comics #1 (Superman!)

Object Project

39 minutes 26 seconds

1 year ago

The Great Depression: Action Comics #1 (Superman!)

UNCW graduate student Garrett Gray brings us back to childhood with the very first issue of the Superman Comic Book in 1938. From the labor and production of the object, to its representative meaning, this artifact bridges the gap between the Great Depression and growing international crises.