Superman Smashes the Klan

Superman Smashes the Klan
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Bimonthly
Format	squarebound
Publication date	October 2019 – February 2020
No. of issues	3
Main character(s)	Superman, Tommy & Roberta Lee
Creative team
Written by	Gene Luen Yang
Artist(s)	Gurihiru
Letterer(s)	Janice Chiang
Editor(s)	Maria Javins

Superman Smashes the Klan is a three-part superhero limited series comic book written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Gurihiru and published by DC Comics. It is a Superman story loosely based on the 1946 The Adventures of Superman radio show's story-arc, "Clan of the Fiery Cross."

In the story, set in 1946, a Chinese-American family, the Lees, move to Metropolis, but find themselves threatened by the local Ku Klux Klan. The children, Tommy and Roberta, find themselves especially threatened while new friends like Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane and Inspector Henderson try to help and are then similarly targeted. Meanwhile, Superman's own efforts to assist the children are complicated by disturbing visions that prove linked to his own self-doubts and confusion about his own self-identity.

Reception

Reviews for Superman Smashes the Klan were generally positive, especially with regards to its message and themes. Pierce Lydon of Newsarama praised Gene Luen Yang for exploring the "subtle and insidious ways that prejudice shows up in our everyday life." Rory Wilding of AIPT Comics said the series "succeeds as a positive and somewhat educational adventure about the acceptance of others."