Saturday, October 27, 2012

Superman and Changing Politics

“Good for you, Lois!” – Siegel and Shuster “Superman” (1938; reprint 1988) Action Comics #1 (New York: DC Comics, 8, 1-3)ComicsGrid.com has an interesting article on how changing politics has changed Superman since his creation, especially how his original motto was "Champion of the Oppressed" and not "Truth, Justice and the American Way", and how that affected of all things, gender politics. The full article can be read here.

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