Polite Dissent

In this PSA, Superman (who sure seems to eavesdrop on kids’ conversations an awful lot), shows two children the error of their way (and apparently the lesson is not to treat refugee children as equals, but instead to pity them).

Wonder if Superman had to get the kid’s parent’s permission to fly them to refugee camps overseas, or if he just grabbed them and took off? Seems there’s a kidnapping charge or two there.

Unlike many of DC’s PSAs which they re-ran every few years, this one only appeared in the August 1960 edition of DC comics. I assume this is because of the reference to the “World Refugee Year” which ran from July 1959 – June 1960 (it helps to remember that the cover dates for comics are for several months later than when they actually were sold, thus the August 1960 issues were still published during the World Refugee Year, though just barely).

More information on World Refugee Year, primarily from a philatelist point of view.

This PSA was once again written by prolific PSA writer Jack Schiff, with art by this time by the legendary Curt Swan. This copy comes from The Brave and the Bold #31).

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