1965年，Feiffer写了第一部关于20世纪30年代末和40年代初的漫画超级英雄的批判史，包括塑料人、蝙蝠侠、超人、幽灵等。在书中，Feiffer写到了漫画的独特之处在高低艺术之间的空间以及这个空间为创作者和读者提供的力量。
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.
《伟大的漫画英雄》被公认为是第一本以批判的方式分析超级英雄漫画这一青少年媒介的书，但同时也不否认这类作品对各个年龄段读者的标志性影响。Feiffer的书已经绝版30多年了，它讨论了二战期间这位爱国的超级英雄在塑造平民和士兵的公共精神方面所扮演的角色，以及这些故事对美国时代精神的逃避主义力量。Feiffer用智慧和洞察力讨论了伟大的漫画英雄对他的童年和后来的艺术家的意义。
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.
