ABSTRACT

What possible connection could there be between psychoanalysis and the comic book genres of gruesome horror stories such as Tales From the Crypt, or the adventures of superheroes such as Superman and Wonder Woman? How are comic book crusaders, caped or otherwise, relevant to our tale of the Golden Age of psychoanalysis in the conservative social and political atmosphere of the 1950s? Stay tuned for the astonishing answer that will be revealed in this chapter …