Up, up, and away: An introduction
Larger than life: The mythological role of the superhero in society
Icons #1: The man of steel
Origin story: The ancient history of superheroes
Icons #2: The dark knight
On the printed page: The earliest superheroes in popular culture
Icons #3: The scarlet speedster
Golden age: The comic book explosion
Icons #4: The world's mightiest mortal
In the air and on the air: Superheroes in radio and movie serials
Icons #5: In brightest day, in blackest night
Silver age: The Marvel renaissance and beyond
Icons #6: The sentinel of liberty
A modern crisis: The superhero deconstructed
Icons #7: The Amazon princess
You will believe a man can fly: DC at the movies
Icons #8: Clobberin' time!
Make mine movies: Marvel's bumpy road to the big screen
Icons #9: The green Goliath
The Marvel cinematic universe: How the house of mouse and the house of ideas took over the world
Icons #10: The wall-crawler
The incredible, unbreakable mystery men: "Other" superhero movies that kick-ass
Icons #11: The god of thunder
Television titans: Superheroes on the small screen
Icons #12: The genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist
Supervillains: Say hello to the bad guys
Icons #13: The merry mutants
Credit to the creators: The folks who wrote and drew the heroes you love
Icons #14: Wakanda forever
The weird and the wonderful: From Condorman to Powdered-toast Man, and everything in between
Icons #15: Heroes on a half shell
A global phenomenon: Superheroes from around the world
Excelsior: The superhero's place in a changing world.