International Spy Museum (DC) Event 4/18 on Comics, Spies & the KKK

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I am very pleased to announce that I will be co-lecturing a discussion at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 12, 2012, on espionage and comic books.

 

My co-speaker, Rick Bowers, will be discussing his new book Superman vs. the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate.

 

I hope some of you can attend.

 

GRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE: COMICS, THE KKK, AND COVERT OPS

 

BRIEFING

 

Comic books often reflect the time in which they are created. Since the Cold War, spies have been hot, and the world of comics has had a great assortment of espionage volumes. National security lawyer and comic collector/dealer Mark S. Zaid has assembled a rich array of comics that address spies and espionage. He’ll showcase some of the coolest and rarest volumes in his collection while he describes how spy comics mirrored the intelligence issues of the time period in which they were published—some purporting to reveal true spy cases. He'll also share tales of how comics may have been used as intelligence tools and to push social agendas involving war, race, and sex. Then there is the story of the famous superhero who teamed up with actual spies to strike a blow for justice and equality in the United States. Award-winning author Rick Bowers shares the story behind his new book Superman vs. the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate. Bowers reveals how the producers of The Adventures of Superman radio show took on the resurgent Ku Klux Klan in 1946, teaming up with infiltrators within the secret society to produce a ground-breaking, 16-part radio drama in which the Man of Steel conquered the hooded hate mongers.

 

RENDEZVOUS INFO

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

6:30pm to 8:30pm

 

ADDITIONAL

 

Call 202.654.0932 to register.

 

TICKETS

$15

Members of The Inner Circle

(Join Today)

$12

 

Spy Museum Event: GRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE: COMICS, THE KKK, AND COVERT OPS

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Coming up on April 18th.

 

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Event is this Wednesday! Hope to see you attend if you're in the DC area!