1965年，F(xiàn)eiffer寫了第一部關(guān)于20世紀(jì)30年代末和40年代初的漫畫超級英雄的批判史，包括塑料人、蝙蝠俠、超人、幽靈等。在書中，F(xiàn)eiffer寫到了漫畫的獨特之處在高低藝術(shù)之間的空間以及這個空間為創(chuàng)作者和讀者提供的力量。
In 1965, Feiffer wrote what is arguably the first critical history of the comic book superheroes of the late 1930s and early 1940s, including Plastic Man, Batman, Superman, The Spirit and others. In the book, Feiffer writes about the unique the place of comics in the space between high and low art and the power which this space offers both the creator and reader.
《偉大的漫畫英雄》被公認(rèn)為是第一本以批判的方式分析超級英雄漫畫這一青少年媒介的書，但同時也不否認(rèn)這類作品對各個年齡段讀者的標(biāo)志性影響。Feiffer的書已經(jīng)絕版30多年了，它討論了二戰(zhàn)期間這位愛國的超級英雄在塑造平民和士兵的公共精神方面所扮演的角色，以及這些故事對美國時代精神的逃避主義力量。Feiffer用智慧和洞察力討論了偉大的漫畫英雄對他的童年和后來的藝術(shù)家的意義。
The Great Comic Book Heroes is widely acknowledged to be the first book to analyze the juvenile medium of superhero comics in a critical manner, but without denying the iconic hold such works have over readers of all ages. Out of print for over 30 years, Feiffer's book discusses the role that the patriotic superhero played during World War II in shaping the public spirit of civilians and soldiers, as well as the escapist power these stories held over the zeitgeist of America. With wit and insight Feiffer discusses what the great comic book heroes meant to him as a child and later as an artist.
