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* The [[Marvel Comics|biggest]] [[DC Comics|names]] in the modern comics industry largely got their start through their contributions to the American effort for [[World War II]], [http://www.nww2m.com/2015/10/home-front-friday-comics-and-war-bonds/ which is touched on briefly here.]
** ''[[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]]'' originated as a comic intended to rally support against the Nazis from a non-intervening America; the famous Issue #1 cover shows Cap in his iconic red-white-and-blue costume punching [[Adolf Hitler]], [[The Cold War|and post-WWII he would be seen fighting Communists]].
** ''[[Superman]]'' himself is no stranger to this as well; some of the oldest well-known examples include [https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_18 ''Superman #18''], [https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/World%27s_Finest_Vol_1_8 ''World's Finest #8''] and the infamous [https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_58 ''Action Comics #58'']. Note that all three of these covers double as advertising for war bonds and stamps to "fight" the Japanese with (though only the thread actually features a racist caricature of them). [[The Comics Detective]] site author Ken Quattro offers his take on Superman and his presence in America's political image [https://web.archive.org/web/20200905151859/http://www.comicsdetective.com/2020/08/superman-and-the-american-way-1943/ here], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20201109002350/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/13-of-the-rarest-superman-collectibles-on-earth-and-krypton promotional booklets and signs] are among some of the rarest Superman collectibles.
* [[Jack Chick]]'s infamous ''[[Chick Tracts]]'', free comics intended to disseminate the author's radical Christian views.
* ''[https://archive.org/details/IsThisTomorrowAmericaUnderCommunismCatecheticalGuild/page/n1/mode/2up Is This Tomorrow: America Under Communism]'' was released in 1947 to warn about communism.
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