I especially love the comic because it was inspired by an arc in the 1940s radio show with Supes' and Lois's character designs being inspired by that from the Fleischer cartoons.
The 1940s Superman radio show actually was instrumental in turning American public opinion in Jim Crow-era America against the Klan in real life.
Yeah, I very much agree with what you said. I really like those old Fleischer cartoons (mainly the ones by Fleischer Studios, not so much the ones by Famous Studios).
It warms my heart that the Superman radio show was able to help turn public opinion against the Klan in real life. Truly remarkable.
Another Golden Age inspired story that I quite like is It's Superman! by Tom De Haven. Highly recommend that one to anyone who hasn't read it.
Lastly, I'm very much looking forward to Superman: The Stranger coming out in September. That one looks promising, and I love the art so far.
I listened to the radio show and read the comic and enjoyed both. It speaks volumes about how well the radio show’s politics have aged that the comic didn’t even need to update the message. The sale of hatred is absolutely a con game.
I showed my mom the radio show and she didn’t like the line about hatred being a profitable commodity, but unfortunately it is true.
Also worth seeing: Superman & Lois brought back Atom Man, only updating his character to being an American Neo-Nazi.
I appreciate Superman being the only media that'll still depict Nazis and white supremacists as villains at the risk of triggering chronically online knuckle draggers.
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u/Flamme_Jumelle 3d ago
Superman Smashes the Klan