> and I've wondered whether the historical background for the (Superman) comic included some of the racial overtones that were more pervasive at the time.
These were super interesting, thank you. Do you know if there are any references to them intentionally trying to subvert the Nazi idealism of the Übermensch?
Maybe you should look into it some more then
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jan/30/take-that-mr...
https://screenrant.com/superman-secret-hebrew-name-jewish-ka...
https://anfieldindex.com/geek/comics/superman-jewish-hero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Shuster