Superman: Deadly Legacy United States propaganda comics
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.
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