One Thing

Superman is basically the American superhero. Even moreso than Captain America or Spider-Man. This is odd, of course, because Superman is an alien from outer space who only happens to look like a white middle class male.

Now the right answer, of course, is that Superman was created to be a fun little comic book hero with vibrant colors to give him an easily recognizable look. Social climates at the time throughout the years have given him his motto of standing for "Truth, justice, and the American way." I do not believe he was ever designed with that motto from the get go and probably picked it up during WWII or the Cold War. (of course I have not read every superman comic so I'd have to do more research than I care to in order to figure that out but I will say that from the get go Spider-Man was badmouthing the commies)

I do not know why I started thinking about this, honestly, but here we are. I just think it's interesting because given Superman's status as an illegal alien (albeit an understanding circumstance given that he's from another planet that no longer exists and he can't really get paperwork in order for that). So Superman the ultimate patriot is an illegal alien in our current social climate where illegal immigration is a huge issue. Frankly, I think it's hilarious.

Superman comics of late have been more "timeless" in that they are pure fiction and don't involve any real world ideas, but sometimes I miss the politically incorrect propaganda days because it'd be hilarious to see Superman helping to build a giant wall on the Mexico/US border in order to justify his own illegality.

I need to track down old WWII Superman comics. I'm pretty sure there are ones of him basically winning the whole war. And he would too... he's SUPERMAN.