American Superheros

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .
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~2003 comic covers of Superman and his cohorts. The JLA stands for Justice League America, in which Superman is the leader. Note how they are all WASP.
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Covers from the comics Avengers, featuring Captain America. image source

Note the name “Avenger”. Avenge means “To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for.”.

The Greeks has Greek Mythology , the Chinese has Chinese mythology , the USA has superheros.

The Greek myths are filled with materialistic and egotistic human foibles, the Chinese myths of bottled ethics and etiquettes, the American consists of technology, consumerism, righteousness, and the pure Good vs Evil. The preoccupation of righteousness of the Americans is instilled since young.

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