American Archvillain

American Archvillain

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Silvershirt Supervillains

Silvershirt Supervillains

Pelley at the opening of the comic book era

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Feb 12, 2022
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Appearances of domestic fascist enemies of democracy (read the Roosevelt administration) are frequent in pre-war pop culture. The 1930s were the birth years of what some modern detractors call “cape-shit,” the comic book superhero. The use of cartoons and comic books as propaganda date to the very beginning of the media.

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