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timely comics , national allied publications became involved in u.s. war effort during world war ii. in propagating collaborative wartime message of wwii, many superheroes entered war. in exemplification, national allied publications, predecessor dc comics, in 1938, introduced superman in action comics #1 , 1941; superman fighting nazi paratrooper in air. through creation , publication of comics, illustrated necessity target enemies’ vulnerabilities in character , reputation. timely comics, later become marvel comics, created captain america , entered world war ii in 1941: captain america dramatically leaped action on cover, delivering knockout punch adolf hitler s jaw. co-creator of captain america, joe simon, commented on accessibility of enemy characters , leadership in ridiculing , undermining position , justifying u.s. involvement in world war ii, stating, captain america first major comic book hero take political stand. ... hitler marvelous foil; ranting maniac








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