For Throwback Thursday, I went to my shelf and pulled out a classic from 2001. "What's So Funny Bout Truth, Justice, and the American Way?" is an amazing piece of Superman literature.
If you've never read this single issue, I recommend you doing so as, in my opinion, it is one of the greatest modern Superman stories ever told.
The issue begins introducing a super team called "The Elite," led by Manchester Black, who have been gaining popularity for their no holds barred approach to heroism and uncaring attitude about casualties or the death of villains, as long as things are finished and dealt with. Superman has condemned their actions as ruthless and as evil as the very villains they are trying to stop.
Superman interferes with the Elite on a few occasions, preventing them from murdering villains. The issue continues with an eventual confrontation between The Elite and Superman that I highly recommend reading.
In many ways, this is a stark contrast between the gritty, anti-heroes that were the mainstay of 90s comic books with the classic, straight-laced heroes of the Golden and Silver Ages of comics. Which do you prefer actually keeping the world safe if they were real? That's part of the question of this issue.
For those who are afraid that Superman stories get boring because he can basically do anything, check this out. I've kept this original edition for the past 23 years for a reason, because it holds up.
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