@TheManyVoices there's a lot to poke fun of in this image. I had a blast with it on BlueSky yesterday. But I trust Gunn and in truth, beyond the jokes, I'm cautiously optimistic.
Wonder if @ComicContext also applies that "Hal Jordan ruins everything" hashtag to the second Air Wave, who's also named Hal Jordan. (The GL Hal is his cousin.)
🧵 / 85 years ago today, on 18 April 1938, #Superman made his first appearance ever, in the very first issue of #ActionComics.
An early rendition of #ClarkKent and #Superman, drawn by #JoeShuster. This #artwork was in a package of material he and co-creator #JerrySiegel sent to the newspaper syndicates of the time, when trying to get their newspaper comic strip picked up.
In 1946, #Superman took on the real-world #KKK. Writer #StetsonKennedy used the #Superman#OTRshows to expose the nasty secrets of the real-world #Klan. In the “Clan of the Fiery Cross” storyline, Kennedy exposed their corruption & #bigotry, which led to a huge decrease in membership.
The Klan knew they had a spy in their midst, but didn't know it was him. After he was identified, he received death threats for the rest of his life.
It was only a few years ago that I realized the Rachel Pollack whose stories I loved in F&SF was the same Rachel Pollack who wrote Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom and other classic books on the Tarot. Looking forward to this DC Pride dedicated to her. Rest in Peace.
Normally Suicide Squad wouldn't interest me after a couple of mediocre movies and ... that game... but this comic caught my attention because it's written by Nicole Maines, who played trans superhero Dreamer on CW's Supergirl, and these days she writer Dreamer's stories in the main DC comics universe.
February 29th, #LeapDay, is the official birthday of Superman's alter ego, Clark Kent.
It was first designated as his birthday in issue 164 of World's Finest Comics in 1966. (The linked article does not include this fact, for some reason.)
You might enjoy a (somewhat-recent) comic book series called "Superman '78." They take the characters from the Superman II movie and follow up with a Brainiac story. The characters are all drawn to resemble the films.