Art
Wed 1 Jul to Sun 9 Aug 2009
2009
July 2009
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Wed 1 Jul to Sun 9 Aug. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, 90049. 310-440-4500. Skirball Cultural Center - [email][events]
ZAP. POW. BAM. The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938–1950 February 19-August 9, 2009 Admission: Included with Museum admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12; Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all on Thursdays Through never-before exhibited art and objects culled from private and institutional collections, ZAP. POW. BAM. The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950 explores the genesis of cultural icons such as Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and Captain America. In the midst of the economic and political turmoil of the 1930s and 1940s, comic books offered America champions who shaped the values of an entire generation.