The shadow hero / story by Gene Luen Yang ; art by Sonny Liew ; lettering by Janice Chiang.
In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity: the Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang has revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781596436978
- ISBN: 1596436972
- ISBN: 9780606355216
- ISBN: 0606355219
- Physical Description: 158 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : First Second, 2014.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes a [9] page excerpt from Blazing Comics no. 1 at the end of the text.Chiefly illustrations.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Green Turtle Chronicles -- Dawn of a Golden Age -- Fathers and Sons -- Fights You Cannot Win -- True Colors -- Enter the Green Turtle.
- Target Audience Note:
- GN420L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 3.2 1 166176.
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Available copies
- 19 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | YA 741.5 YAN (Text) | 36015000254801 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | GN YA YANG (Text) | 34208203365217 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | YA 741.5 YAN (Text) | 540191011082044 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | GN YANG (Text) | 22281500125525 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | YA 741.5973 YAN (Text) | 0020509036297 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
| Elkin Public Library | YA YANG (Text) | 30499100482767 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | YAN (Text) | 33258007458396 | Young Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
| High Point Library | GN S-HEROES Shadow (Text) | 30519009427371 | Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
| Martin Memorial Library | YA GN FIC (Text) | 38344200412672 | Young Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/22/2026 |
| Mocksville | GRAPHIC YANG (Text) | 39872001724605 | Graphic | Available | - |
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