THE SUPERMAN COMIC
The Superman character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1933 before being sold to Detective Comics, Inc. (DC Comics). When the Superman Comic first appeared in Action Comics #1, it featured an infant that was born on the planet Krypton and rocketed to Earth by his scientist father before the destruction of his home planet. Superman was discovered and raised to be this heroic figure by two married farmers in Kansas. Superman was such an iconic figure because he stood for all of America’s hopes for the future. The idea of figures such as Superman that put everything else behind and worked solely for the benefit of others was the dream for many Americans that were greatly impacted by the crippling issues associated with the Great Depression. If economic and political figures like Superman arose in the future many problems would be solved, which is why the Superman Comic was so popular during the time.
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