And Superman, the first superhero, the oldest superhero, the quintessential superhero, is something racists organizations like the KKK, hate. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice, and the American way!

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Inspired by the 1940s Superman radio serial “Clan of the Fiery Cross,” Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, The Terrifics, New Super-Man) presents his personal retelling of the adventures of the Lee family as they team up with Superman to smash the Klan. But it's shown that he was taught to be bigoted by his mother and uncle, the latter of whom is a member of the Klan. And Roberta Lee, someone who’s had to change her name, and pretend to be something other than Chinese, figures it out because she sees her brother do the same thing to fit in. Experienced Protagonist: Clark has already been Superman for years at this point and is a household name in Metropolis in both of his identities.The backmatter essay by Yang was also published in Publishers Weekly and was their 15th "most-read articles on comics and graphic novels" in 2020. While Tommy adjusts to the fast pace of the city, Roberta feels out of place, as she tries and fails to fit in with the neighborhood kids. Leeroy Jenkins: When the Klan shows at the Lee's house, Tommy runs out to try and chase away the group of grown men with a baseball bat. Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent.

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Save the Villain: Quite a few times thanks to the Klan being filled with wannabe martyrs, they happily try to kill themselves to accomplish their goals.So it’s easy to be concerned, when you hear about a new comic project about Superman taking on the Ku Kux Klan, that the story might be so slathered in euphemism as to be rendered entirely inert, even when it’s written by one of the sharpest minds in comics. The earliest iterations of Superman's costume were, in fact, based on contemporary circus strongmen outfits.