Of Neglected Traditions: Comics Starring Native American Heroes & Thanksgiving
2. Similarly, each issue contains a definitive element of the supernatural, often contrasted by science, as if Native American culture is a source or beacon for all earthen spiritual phenomena.
You probably could find supernatural elements in the vast majority of Native-themed comics also--especially superhero, fantasy, and horror comics. I don't know if Indians are more religious than non-Indians, but they may wear their religion on their sleeves.
In other words, they may talk about religion more and relate it more to the world around them. This makes them seem more spiritual, which leads to the usual fiction about shamans, evil spirits, and burial grounds.
For more on the subject, see Comic Book Featuring Indians.
Below: SHOWCASE #85 and TUROK #1 (not the issues reviewed).
I recall "Turok" as a child growing up in the Sixties, and I was most amazed then to discover that the American Indian fought dinosaurs, too.
ReplyDeleteI was hospitalized frequently for asthma beginning when I was eight years old until I was twelve, and my mother bought the first editions of a seeming multitude of comic books for me to read as I spent many days away from my family (sometimes in an "oxygen tent") - and to this day I often wonder how much all of those first editions would bring me now in terms of monetary value if I still had them.