![]() Polygon sat down with Yang to talk about all things Superman, and courtesy of DC Comics, you can check out an exclusive preview of 16 pages from Superman Smashes the Klan at the bottom of this post. Writers on the The Adventures of Superman serial went on to introduce those elements, along with Jimmy Olsen, and Daily Planet editor Perry White, and the endlessly quotable “Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!” ![]() He hasn’t figured out how to fly yet and he’s never seen kryptonite before, a nod to how many core aspects of the character originated in that very series. And Yang and Gurihiru’s Superman is a classic 1946 Superman. ![]() Superman Smashes the Klan is the first time “Clan of the Fiery Cross” has been adapted to comics. ![]() Excoriated and embarrassed by one of the country’s most popular radio shows, the white supremacist group actually saw a drop in membership. In the audio adventure, Superman battled the racist machinations of the Ku Klux Klan. The book comes from the award-winning cartooning team of Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru, who were inspired by the 1946 Superman story “Clan of the Fiery Cross.” That story wasn’t a comic, but rather an arc of the immensely popular Adventures of Superman radio serial. Superman Smashes the Klan is a three-part graphic novel about a young Superman battling racists, helping an immigrant family, and wrestling with his own status as an alien outsider. ![]()
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