Humanitarian initiatives United States propaganda comics




1 humanitarian initiatives

1.1 superman: deadly legacy
1.2 superman , wonder woman: hidden killer
1.3 batman: death of innocents





humanitarian initiatives

in 1990s , 2000s united states collaborated dc comics , unicef educate foreign audiences, children, dangers of landmines. dc comics has donated usage of superman , wonder woman department of defense , united nations in collaborative initiative. each edition of comic book reflected targeted audience , region, assured through partnership u.s. army 1st psyop battalion.


superman: deadly legacy

superman: deadly legacy spearheaded first installment of landmine comics in 1996. targeted older children of former yugoslavia, educate them reality of unaccounted landmines , danger pose. estimated between 4 , 6 million land mines laid during conflict in former yugoslavia. in making comics accessible published in roman , cyrillic alphabet. increase comic s popularity , reach of children, comics first distributed in orphanages, schools, refugee camps, , hospitals. through comic, children encouraged share education friends , family spread further awareness. message is, children must learn how avoid danger zones anti-personnel mines hidden -- , don t need superman keep them safe. in deadly legacy, superman



tells story of 2 boys in bosnia. walking along road looking friend when 1 bends down pick debris mortar. quickly, superman pulls him away, , boy narrowly misses stepping on mine concealed underground. boys continue search friend, superman teaches them how avoid places land mines might hidden: bombed-out houses, abandoned buildings, old checkpoints , lines. paths , bridges littered land mines, superman explains.



nato distributed on million comics within first year.


superman , wonder woman: hidden killer

the second installment of landmine comics dual effort between superman , wonder woman in hidden killer. comic released through unicef in latin america in 1998 , comic published in both spanish , english. distribution effort ranged army special forces u.s. embassies , local governments. third installment targeted angola , in portuguese.


batman: death of innocents

batman: death of innocents published in 1996, paralleling superman landmine comics, dc unveiled graphic novel publication starring batman , message landmines. graphic novel authored dennis o neil. comic takes place in fictitious land named kravian , goal highlight overall danger of landmines , inability of landmines discriminate between civilian , military personnel. batman drawn conflict of kravia when of employees encounter landmines injured , killed them.








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