How Marvel Made Millions Off the Atom Bomb
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There’s something interesting about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU. From the Hulk, and Ant-Man to Spider-Man and Iron Man, scientists and speculative science play an enormous role in virtually every plot line. This defining characteristic actually traces back to the original comics. These characters were introduced in the throes of the Cold War, when nuclear science, radioactivity, and space travel became existentially important. As such, these radioactive heroes earn their stripes fighting Soviet communists and protecting the USA.
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Genter, Robert. “‘With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility’: Cold War Culture and the Birth of Marvel Comics.” The Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 40, no. 6, 2007, pp. 953-978., doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2....
“National Defense Education Act.” US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives, history.house.gov/HouseRecord....
O'Neil, Tegan. “How the Cold War Saved Marvel and Birthed a Generation of Superheroes.” The A.V. Club, G/O Media Inc., 31 Mar. 2016, www.avclub.com/how-the-cold-w....
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Lee, Stan, writer and Steve Ditko, artist. Amazing Fantasy. Vol. 1, no. 15, Marvel, 1962.
-The Amazing Spider-Man. Vol. 1, no. 1, Marvel, 1963.
Lee, Stan, writer and Jack Kirby, artist. The Fantastic Four. Vol. 1, no. 1, Marvel, 1961.
-The Fantastic Four. Vol. 1, no. 13, 1963.
-The Incredible Hulk. Vol. 1, no. 1, Marvel, 1962.
-Tales of Suspense. Vol. 1, no . 39, Marvel, 1963.
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I bet this is also why the MCU was so successful. It reimagined the marvel heroes in contemporary conflicts (like iron man in the Middle East).
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Great video as always. You can tell how the government investing in science had a domino effect on the focus on media for years. In the 50s, there was a focus on westerns until the early 60s. Then the focus was on Sci-Fi with movies (Star Wars/2001), tv (Star Trek/ The Twilight Zone), books (Dune), and comics. That was until the mid-80s when action movies became more prominent.
Congrats on the only video I’ve ever seen that I’ll accept comic sans in
I'm surprised to hear no mention of the Comics Code Authority, established in 1954, whose General Standards explicitly went after horror and crime comics and implicitly championed the superhero formula.
I cannot get enough of this channel. The narration and storytelling are impeccable. Keep it up and thankyou!
damn, if there never was a cold war, think of all the good movies that could have been made recently
You deserve so much more subscribers these videos are really well edited
Good to sea the channel growing you guys deserve it without a doubt
You should do a video about how the Jewish-American identity and struggles molded comic books and superheros. It's not well known that almost ALL of these creators were Jewish
The moment I saw the USSR logo above the marvel title I knew shit was boutta go down
Why isnt this more popular. Very interesting and factual.
RIP Stan Lee, what a legend, I miss him ;_;
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This is a very different video, but like the Moustache one, really a cool answer to a question of never thought.
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Slight correction: the part showing the documentary you watched about fusion is incorrect as you showed a diagram of fission, not fusion
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Do you do your own editing? Incredible work.