Propaganda In The Vietnam War

Throughout the war, the comic book superheroes were involved in doing activities to help the war effort compared to fighting the war. Characters did things like deliver supplies, stop spies at home, and do whatever they could do to help the soldier while in the US. The depictions of the character’s action were simplistic and good always triumphed over evil. The characters always illustrated war aims and how children could help win the war. In Superman issue #34, “The American Red Cross Needs Your Support! Give Generously”, Superman holds a red cross and ask the public to support the American Red Cross. At home, millions of volunteers provided comfort and aid to members of the armed forces and their families, served in hospitals suffering from

For example, the comic book Boy Commandos. It was a 1940s comic book series created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for DC Comics. A combination of "kid gang" comics and war comics, the title starred an international cast of young boys fighting Nazis — or in their own parlance, "the Ratzies". This comic public was the young American boys who were old enough to join the war, the glorification of the war and propaganda was necessary to recruit soldiers for the war. Romanticizing the war was necessary to keep soldiers joining the war, infused with patriotism and propaganda, soldiers would continuously join the war. Preparing citizens for service during the World War II meant creating propaganda that would stimulate citizens to proudly join the war efforts while changing their belief. One example of shift of belief for the war effort was in the issue Captain America #2. the synopsis of the comic is “Captain America and Bucky must battle a group of ageless monsters from the East who cannot be killed!”. The use of hyperbole to display the Axis powers as monsters was common for the