Superman vs. the KKK - 01/25/15 11:25 PM
Superman Versus the KKK
In the late 1940s, the KKK was gaining power and growing more and more dangerous. A reporter went undercover and learned secret passwords and countersigns -- then passed them on to the writers of the Superman radio show. Pretty soon, the info was used in the show, thoroughly embarrassing Grand Dragon "Doc" Green, exposing a lot of information about the KKK and forcing Green to change his passwords.
From the article:
As Wade relates the incident:
The writers jumped on the idea and Superman ... began trouncing the Klan over the airways, a battle replete with obviously authentic detail. During the first broadcast, "Doc" Green received a phone call from the Atlanta AP bureau chief:
"Superman's really on your trail ... sounds to me like Superman's got a pipeline into your klaverns somehow. You'd better watch your step."
"I smell a rat," the Dragon said bitterly. "Just wait till I get my hands on him!"
"You'd better make it snappy--Superman just flew over your Imperial Palace to case the joint."
"Nuts," the Doctor said, and hung up.
Methinks the Clark Kent and Lois Lane of LnC would approve.
Note: The article is from 1998, but still a good read.
In the late 1940s, the KKK was gaining power and growing more and more dangerous. A reporter went undercover and learned secret passwords and countersigns -- then passed them on to the writers of the Superman radio show. Pretty soon, the info was used in the show, thoroughly embarrassing Grand Dragon "Doc" Green, exposing a lot of information about the KKK and forcing Green to change his passwords.
From the article:
As Wade relates the incident:
The writers jumped on the idea and Superman ... began trouncing the Klan over the airways, a battle replete with obviously authentic detail. During the first broadcast, "Doc" Green received a phone call from the Atlanta AP bureau chief:
"Superman's really on your trail ... sounds to me like Superman's got a pipeline into your klaverns somehow. You'd better watch your step."
"I smell a rat," the Dragon said bitterly. "Just wait till I get my hands on him!"
"You'd better make it snappy--Superman just flew over your Imperial Palace to case the joint."
"Nuts," the Doctor said, and hung up.
Methinks the Clark Kent and Lois Lane of LnC would approve.
Note: The article is from 1998, but still a good read.