The Happy Moron

WARNING!

SUPERMAN

ONE MORE ACT
OF SABOTAGE
AND THE AMERICAN
GIRL REPORTER
WILL BE EXECUTED
AT ONCE!

You might think that comic book heroes represented themes and ideals, that they lived in the realm of the abstract. At least not Superman, who apparently in 1942/43 performed some contract work for the US Gov’t.

In Eleventh Hour, Superman spends his time sabotaging Japanese warships.

The funny thing is, when I saw the first ship start to go down, I thought, “Is Superman going to come save those poor souls on deck?” Nope! He’s the one sinking them!

Sure, you can try to hijack a hero for your own political purposes, but when you do, they stop being a hero, because heroism is that piece of us that is bigger than than the rest. It’s the bit that doesn’t stoop, doesn’t give in to pressure, doesn’t merchandise.

War propaganda Superman shilling for the Gov’t  doesn’t really feel like Superman, does he?

When you try and take something that is bigger than you are, ignore the bigness of what it really is, and try to fit it to what you want, things can get really ugly.