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strannik01 (strannik01) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-08 12:02:00

Current location:	Argo Tea, Chicago
Current mood:	nostalgic
Entry tags:	char: super-american, creator: dan zolnerowich, era: golden age, publisher: fiction house, series: weird golden age patriotism, status: public domain

Weird Golden Age Patriotism - Super-American
MLJ's the Shield was the first patriotic superhero in American comics, but it wasn't until Captain America came around that the trend really took off. Every publisher rushed to jump on the bandwagon and get their own patriotic hero (or several) out on the shelves. Some were fairly mundane, but others... Others were just plain weird.

In this series, I will take a look at some of the odder, more unique examples of the trend. Members of the original scans_daily will probably remember some of them, but others will be brand new.

First, we have Super-American, originally published by Fiction House. The following story originally appeared in Fight Comics #15. Writer unknown, art by Dan Zolnerowich.

I was originally going to put up dial-up links, but then I noticed that I kept getting errors and reread the rules. So, if anyone out there has a dial-up connection (or has to deal with a wireless connection to a coffee shop), you can go to this folder.

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	khamelea 2009-08-08 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	Those fiendish... huh... Europeans? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	strannik01 2009-08-08 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	This was published before United States entered World War II, so many publishers were vary of calling Nazis and Hitler by name. Timely and Lev Gleason broke the mold with Captain America Comics and Daredevil Battles Hitler, respectively, but most publishers preferred to play it safe (or, at the very least, vague). (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	khamelea 2009-08-08 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	That makes sense. I've seen the same reluctance in cinema (two Hitchcock films come to mind), I guess it's just that it looks odder with an entire invasion force (and a fictional "Supreme Leader") being portrayed. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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