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Copyright © 2012 by James Daily and Ryan Davidson

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The Library of Congress has catalogued the hardcover edition as follows:

Daily, James. The law of superheroes / James Daily and Ryan Davidson.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-101-60041-2

Superheroes in literature. 2. Law and literature—United States. 3. Law—United States—Popular works.

I. Davidson, Ryan. II. Title.

PN6714.D26 2012

741.5’3554—dc23 2012014370

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