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[Richard’s favorite comic heroes were The Hulk, Iron Man, and Casper the Friendly Ghost.]

Some of the most popular comic books in the United States, like Captain America and Wonder Women, were created at a time when the world was at war and the American people needed to work together and encourage each other. The comic book writers and artists provided a way to escape reality, which was worse than any of their made up evils. They also stimulated the Americans’ sense of unity and purpose.

The United States had to rally it’s citizens. Comics were a cheap and popular source of propaganda. Whether the government had anything to do with it, or if it was just the natural patriotism of the comic writers and artists, heroes at that time were all dressed up in red, white, and blue with plenty of stars and bars.
 

Superman fought for the “American way”.

Captain America was created shortly before the United States got involved in the second world war. His costume was basically an American flag, and his first comic cover was a drawing of him punching the evil German leader, Hitler. He was a symbol of our struggle against the enemies of truth, justice, and the American way.

Wonder Woman was also big during the World War II (and by “big”, I mean “popular”). Such a huge number of men went off to war that women had to do the construction and mechanical jobs that were traditionally for men. They were heroes in their own right, and it is only fair that they had a superhero of their own. Wonder Woman demonstrated a pioneering, can-do spirit. She showed that women were just as capable as men if they were only given the chance to succeed.

Casper, on the other hand, just wanted to be friends with people. He didn’t want to be in a war. It wasn’t until the United States was actually attacked that Casper woke up and smelled the coffee. Thank you for reading.