Greatest Comic Covers # 18
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!
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That’s a beautiful cover! It would make a great print.
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.
Now, you’d never catch this Superman sobbing outside some girl’s window in the middle of the night!
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!