Unofficial Superman Smashes the Klan Index

SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN #1

Cover Date: December 2019
Cover Price: $7.99
Publication Date: 2019-10-16

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Cover Credits:
Art: Gurihiru (signed)

Variant Cover: Cover B Art: Kyle Baker (signed)

Story: "Superman Smashes the Klan, Part One" (72 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gene Luen Yang
Art	Gurihiru
Lettering	Janice Chiang
Colors	Gurihiru
Associate editing	Diego Lopez
Editing	Marie Javins

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in flashback in issue #3; also in flashback in between flashback in issue #3 and issue #2)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (in flashback preceding flashback in issue #2)

Martha Kent (in flashback preceding flashback in issue #2)

Pete Ross (in flashback)

Lois Lane

Jimmy Olsen

Perry White

Inspector William Henderson

Doctor Lee (Lan-Shin; first appearance; new chief bacteriologist of the Metropolis Health Dept.)

Roberta Lee (first appearance; Doctor Lee's daughter)

Tommy Lee (first appearance; Doctor Lee's son)

Mrs. Lee (first appearance; Doctor Lee's wife and mother of Roberta and Tommy)

Villain(s):

Atom Man

Klan of the Fiery Cross

Grand Scorpion (Matt Riggs; first appearance; Chuck's uncle and head of the Metropolis section of the Klan of the Fiery Cross)

Kenny Braverman (in flashback preceding flashback in issue #2)

Kyle Braverman (in flashback preceding flashback in issue #2)

Other Character(s):

Doctor Segret Wilson

Doctor William Jennings

Rabbi Stone (first appearance; one of the founders of the Unity House baseball team)

Reverend Leeds (first appearance; one of the founders of the Unity House baseball team)

Father Shain (first appearance; one of the founders of the Unity House baseball team)

Chuck Riggs (first appearance; starting pitcher for the Unity House baseball team)

Alexandra (first appearance; a student)

Joan (first appearance; a student)

Location(s):

United States of America

Metropolis

Solicitation:

The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Metropolis’ Chinatown to the center of the bustling city. While Dr. Lee is greeted warmly in his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to their famous hero, Superman!

While Tommy adjusts to the fast pace of the city, Roberta feels out of place, as she tries and fails to fit in with the neighborhood kids. As the Lees try to adjust to their new lives, an evil is stirring in Metropolis: the Ku Klux Klan. When the Lee family awakens one night to find a burning cross on their lawn, they consider leaving town. But the Daily Planet offers a reward for information on the KKK, and their top two reporters, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, dig into the story.

When Tommy is kidnapped by the KKK, Superman leaps into action-with help from Roberta! But Superman is still new to his powers-he hasn’t even worked out how to fly yet, so he has to run across town. Will Superman and Roberta reach Tommy in time?

Inspired by the 1940s Superman radio serial “Clan of the Fiery Cross,” Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, The Terrifics, New Super-Man) presents his personal retelling of the adventures of the Lee family as they team up with Superman to smash the Klan.

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Feature: "Superman and Me, Part 1" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Gene Luen Yang (script)

Comment(s):

This feature by Gene Luen Yang explains the origins of the story and deals with the history of the Ku Klux Klan, which the clan in this story is meant to represent, as well as his own history with the Superman character growing up.