Did you know that comic books were used as propaganda during World War II? While adults were targeted through posters and short films that were shown before movies, American children were targeted through some of our most prominent superheroes to date such as Captain America, Superman, Batman and several others.

How were comic books used as propaganda?

The government took an interest in comic books for two primary reasons. First, they offered a covert means of spreading propaganda to an enormous audience. ... So the government could get its messages into print without raising suspicion about any links between itself and the racist propaganda about America's enemies.

Are comics propaganda?

The comic book, which emerged in its modern form in the 1930s, was a form of visual entertainment that gave readers, especially children, a form of escape. As World War II began, however, comic books became a part of propaganda as well, providing information and education for both children and adults.