Bibliograph

Zorro's shadow, how a Mexican legend became America's first superhero, Stephen J. C. Andes

Type

Label

Zorro's shadow, how a Mexican legend became America's first superhero, Stephen J. C. Andes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Zorro's shadow

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1140777197

Responsibility statement

Stephen J. C. Andes

Sub title

how a Mexican legend became America's first superhero

Summary

"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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

Classification