Dean Cain expresses discontent with the new depiction of Superman as an immigrant in upcoming DC films. Superman, created in 1938 by Jewish teenagers, has long symbolized the immigrant experience and resistance against injustice and oppression. Superheroes historically represent social commentary and activism. For instance, Captain America was created to fight Nazis before the US entered the Second World War, showcasing the genre's connection to political issues. Superman's early storylines also included tackling the Ku Klux Klan on radio, further emphasizing the social relevance of superhero narratives.
Superman has actually been woke since 1938. Created by two Jewish teenagers from Cleveland, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, he was a child of the Great Depression, standing up for the little guy, fighting Nazis.
In fact, superheroes (and more recently superhero movies) have always been the genre equivalent of a protest sign in a wind tunnel: loud, colourful, occasionally hard to read, but very much trying to say something.
Captain America was literally invented to punch Nazis; the first issue of Timely Comics' Captain America Comics #1 famously featured him socking Hitler in the jaw months before the US officially entered the second world war.
In 1946 (on the radio), Superman took down a thinly veiled version of the Ku Klux Klan in a 16-part storyline titled Clan of the Fiery Cross.
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