Punching Nazis: How WWII Superheroes Were Used as Propaganda - News Summed Up

Punching Nazis: How WWII Superheroes Were Used as Propaganda


Once the US joined the war, with half of all servicemen reading comics, Superman became a mascot of the Armed forces. A recreation by Joe Simon of the cover for Captain America Comics #2, April 1941. Captain America Comics #1, March 1941. Perhaps the most noteworthy example is the cover of Captain America Comics #46, also at the exhibit. The author Roy Schwartz at the Jewish Comics Experience exhibit.


Source: CNN October 12, 2023 16:59 UTC



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