An Everyman Inside of a Superman: A Cluster Analysis of Action Comics #1
by Rebekah Hayes | Xchanges 18.1/2, Spring 2024
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by Rebekah Hayes | Xchanges 18.1/2, Spring 2024
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Rebekah Hayes is a graduate teaching assistant pursuing her M.A. in English at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She holds a B.S. in library science with minors in English and sociology. She is interested in rhetoric and British literature from feminist perspectives.