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Edwardson, Ryan: "The Many Lives of Captain Canuck. Nationalism, Culture, and the Creation of a Canadian Comic Book Superhero." In: Journal of Popular Culture 37.2 (2003), S. 184–201. 
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Resource type: Journal Article
Languages: English
Peer reviewed
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5931.00063
BibTeX citation key: Edwardson2003
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Keywords: "Captain Canuck", Canada, Identity, Nationalism, Superhero
Creators: Edwardson
Collection: Journal of Popular Culture		 Views: 8/530
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Abstract
Captain Canuck, introduced in 1975, has become a national icon in Canada. The kind, polite, and moral Captain Canuck embodies the ideal Canadian. As a national comic book hero, Captain Canuck perpetuates essential elements of national identity, which are reinforced into the minds of the young readers.
  
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