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Edwardson, Ryan. "The Many Lives of Captain Canuck: Nationalism, Culture, and the Creation of a Canadian Comic Book Superhero." Journal of Popular Culture 37. (2003): 184–201. Added by: joachim (7/20/09, 1:28 AM) Last edited by: joachim (4/5/13, 10:52 AM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1111/1540-5931.00063 BibTeX citation key: Edwardson2003 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Captain Canuck", Canada, Identity, Nationalism, Superhero Creators: Edwardson Collection: Journal of Popular Culture |
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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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