Tag Archives: Tarzan
Holiday Spirit(s)
I was the last child of three. And with each Christmas, my older siblings’ interests in the holiday waned. My mother, too, seemed to care a little less about all the preparations each year. So, in the void they left … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Cultural Leitmotifs, Monsters, Reflections
Tagged Christmas, Creature from the Black Lagoon, G.I. Joe, Gumby, Holiday Spirit, Perry Como, Tarzan
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They Made Me a Homosexual: Comic Books
Images that glorified the male form. Stories that encouraged violence and vigilantism. Outsiders living double lives behind masks and other clever disguises. The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency was right to alert the public to the dangers of comic … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Leitmotifs, Reflections, They Made Me a Homosexual
Tagged Aquaman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Hawkman, Tarzan, The Green Lantern, The Lone Ranger
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