Episode 7: "Champion of the Oppressed: How Superman Krushed the Klan"

Reading This Week:

Superman Smashes the Klan: The Graphic Novel (2020) Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru.

Sources Consulted:  

Bowers, Rick, 1952-. 2012. Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan : The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

Levitt, Steven D. 2005. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. London: Allen Lane.

Polo, Susana. 2019. “The Superman Story That Set the Ku Klux Klan Back Years Is Now a Comic.” Polygon. October 15, 2019. https://www.polygon.com/comics/2019/10/15/20914503/superman-ku-klux-klan-dc-comics-superman-smashes-gene-luen-yang.

“Superman and the Clan of the Fiery Cross.” 1946. The Adventures of Superman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H29BlTaYZ0U.

 

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• Superman vs. Muhammad Ali by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams
• Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn and Nicole Goux