Q. Can you suggest any sources on comic books and superheroes? I'm writing an essay on how superheroes are related to stereotypes, both good and bad.

I found several books in our collection that might be of help:

Comics as history, comics as literature : roles of the comic book in scholarship, society, and entertainment
     Babic, Annessa Ann     PN6714 .C665 2014

Dangerous curves : action heroines, gender, fetishism, and popular culture
     Brown, Jeffrey A., 1966-     PN1995.9.W6 B769 2011

Of comics and men : a cultural history of American comic books
     Gabilliet, Jean-Paul     PN6725 .G335 2010

Caped crusaders 101 : composition through comic books
    Kahan, Jeffrey, 1964-     PN6725 .K343 2010

The comic book heroes
    Jones, Gerard.     PN6725 .J664 1997

We also have a whole series of books with titles like "Spider Man and Philosophy" that might help (check in KeissCat, the Library's online catalog, for short descriptions and call numbers)

Searching the Education Source research database for "comic books" and "superheroes" will turn up several articles that may be helpful.  There are also several articles in our Sage Premier Full-Text database as well.  You can access these research databases in the Databases A to Z list under the Resources pull-down menu on the Library's homepage.

Please ask the librarians at the Reference Desk or give us a call at 215-646-7300 ext. 21484 if you have any questions.