Truth, Justice, & The American Way
Back in a time before angst and self loathing became the dominant cultural theme, Superman was a shining icon for patriotism. He didn’t take a backseat during World War 2, fighting Nazis and Japanese whenever he could!
This leads us to one of the great, classic comic book covers of the 1940s - Superman # 14, dated January-February 1942. The Japanese had just bombed Pearl Harbor and the USA shifted from a peacetime to wartime economy.
The nation was mobilizing, and the Man of Steel was along for the ride!
That’s a beautiful cover! It would make a great print.
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Thelma,
The Man of Steel is quintessentially American, despite efforts to internationalize him as we saw in ‘Superman Returns.’
Clark has classic American Mid West values. Pretending he doesn’t is a disservice to the character.
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Now, you’d never catch this Superman sobbing outside some girl’s window in the middle of the night!
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Jaytee,
No kidding. In 1978, Superman The Movie made us ‘believe a man could fly.’ In 2006, Superman Returns made us ‘believe Superman could cry.’
The worst!
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