When Superman heralded the Golden Age of superhero comics in 1939, the world was on the brink of war. Just months after Action Comics #1 hit stands, Germany, led by the Third Reich, invaded Poland, starting the Second World War. And while it would be two more years before America entered the fray, the heads of DC Comics knew that their many heroes had to stay away from the front from the start.
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