Zorro's shadow : how a Mexican legend became America's first superhero

Andes, Stephen J. C. (Stephen Joseph Carl), author.

Book 2020

"Historian and Latin American studies expert Stephen J. C. Andes investigates the legends behind the mask of Zorro, describing how the stories of William Lamport and Joaquín Murrieta influenced the development of the masked hero in black, and revealing Zorro as the Latinx inspiration for today's iconic superheroes"-- Provided by publisher.

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Lombardo, Guillén, 1615-1659 Influence

McCulley, Johnston, 1883-1958 Characters Zorro

Murieta, Joaquín, -1853 Influence

Superheroes

Zorro (Fictitious character)

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ISBN:

9781641602938

Description:

x, 276 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Preface: Who is America's first superhero?
Part I: Ghosts
The statue
The pyre
The legend of Don Guillen de Lampart
Welcome to the Hotel Zorro!
Back to the desert
Mexican argonaut
I am Joaquín
The return of the head of Joaquín Murrieta
Part II: Masks
Writer behind the mask
The blood of Lolita Pulido
Becoming Zorro
The mark of Douglas Fairbanks
Zorro in la la land
The lone ranger: or, how Zorro gets whitewashed
Fox does the fox
Disneylandia
Guy Williams becomes Zorro
Zorro, alias Batman
Zorro reborn
Epilogue: Zorro in an alternate nerdverse

LCCN:

2020017269

Control Number:

3051430

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