Mark D. White

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I’m a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, where I teach courses in philosophy, economics, and law, and the author/editor/co-editor of several books.

Superman stands up for peace: A little boy brings Action Comics #900 to life.

This blew me away this morning (courtesy of @the_stardust on Twitter): a picture from a protest against the emerging war between Israel and Hamas.

Superman antiwar

Not only is this an inspirational picture, it strongly evokes David S. Goyer's story from Action Comics #900 in which Superman intervenes in an Arab Spring-like protest by simply standing amongst the protestors in solidarity:

Act900

This story received a lot of press at the time for Superman's subsequent renunciation of his US citizenship (discussed here and in a chapter in the upcoming Superman and Philosophy), but I hope what Superman–and that real-life little boy–did to support the worldwide march toward greater human rights for all will remembered for much longer.

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    Superman stands up for peace: A little boy brings Action Comics #900 to life. – The Comics Professor

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