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Holy voter suppression, Batgirl! What comics reveal about gender and democracy

  • Written by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
Holy voter suppression, Batgirl! What comics reveal about gender and democracy'The Unmasking of Batgirl,' story from Detective Comics, April 1972.DC Universe Infinite

Each July, comics fans, professionals and scholars descend on San Diego, California, for Comic-Con International – a celebration of the art and business of the comics industry. Comic books used to be a niche genre of interest to a narrow subset of popular...

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