Politicians as superheroes: The subversion of political authority using a pop cultural icon in the cartoons of Steve Bell

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 432-439

  Plumb, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2942564564     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443704042556     Document Type: Review

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