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    1. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      Batman/Superman #16 (story by me; art by Ivan Reis, @DannyMiki_ , @Sabine_rich; letters by Saida Temofonte) comes out Tuesday 3/23 at your local comic book shop! Let's talk about this panel on Page 2 of the book. @DCComics @DCSuperman @DCBatmanpic.twitter.com/CqQk0chIyY

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    2. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      First, let me say that I could not be more proud of this issue. The passion that Ivan, Danny, Sabine, and Saida put into the visuals makes me feel like I got let into some secret clubhouse of uber-creatives. This is why I fell in love with comics.

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    3. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      The issue is an homage to the Superman and Batman movie serials of the 1940s. The phrase "Truth, Tolerance, and Justice" rather than the more familiar "Truth, Justice, and the American Way" is a tribute to the 1948 Superman film serial.

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    4. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      "Truth, Tolerance, and Justice" is the mission Pa Kent gives his son right before Clark suits up for the first time. Take a look at this clip that I borrowed from @JimLee's Twitter Feed. (Thanks, Jim.)pic.twitter.com/4PtNpbniey

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    5. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      "Truth, Justice, and the American Way" was first used in the 1940s Superman radio show, but didn't become ubiquitous until the 1950s Superman TV show.

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    6. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      I thought using the film serial phrasing would be a fun reference that hardcore nerds would recognize, and that it might even provoke some good discussion.

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    7. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      But this past week left me feeling a little frayed at the edges, so now I'm not so sure what the response will be. I'm laying this out here plainly, to head off whatever knee-jerk ignorance might fly around the Internet once the issue comes out.

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    8. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      Here's the discussion I was hoping to provoke. Superman's original, original tagline was that he fought for "Truth and Justice." Why did the writers of the 1948 film serial feel compelled to add "Tolerance"?

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    9. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      I can't go back in time to interview them, of course, but my theory is it has to do with their proximity to the horrors of World War II.

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      Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

      When American soldiers fought the Nazis, they were facing a manifestation of America's deepest sins. After all, Hilter was deeply inspired by American writer and eugenecist Madison Grant. He called Grant's book The Passing of a Great Race his "bible."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Passing_of_the_Great_Race …

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        2. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

          I'm guessing that the Superman writers knew on a visceral level, three years out from WWII's end, that pursuing a peaceful future in America requires tolerance-- the willingness to respect, be good neighbors to, and invest in those who do not look like us or live like us.

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        3. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

          During WWII, America faced a question. Are we going to be defined by blood and soil? Or by a common tomorrow? Folks have argued both sides since the beginning of the country. The way I see it, Superman firmly stands on one side of that one.

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        4. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 20

          Anyway, that's what was swirling in my head as I wrote that particular caption. Batman/Superman #16 will be available at your local comic shop Tuesday 3/23/2021! http://www.comicshoplocator.com pic.twitter.com/dYE7Sl5QRR

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        1. Gene Luen Yang‏Verified account @geneluenyang Mar 22

          *eugenicist

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