Index to Political and Social Commentary in Comic Books

The following is an index to some comic book stories offering political and social commentary.

The links are to the articles, where these characters and tales are usually discussed in depth, along with many other aspects of the tales.

Each story title is followed by a brief description of its political content.

This brief index is intended to help researchers locate and read stories relating to political topics. It is NOT an attempt to summarize the complete meanings of the stories. Stories with a common theme are not all alike: anti-war or pro-Civil Rights stories vary wildly in their political ideas and fictional approaches.

This article is not a complete list of political stories in comic books - it hardly covers any post-1970 material, for example.

Federal Men

Adventure Comics

6-8 (July-September 1936) Attack on Washington - invasion
12 (January 1937) Federal Men of Tomorrow - advanced civilization
23 (January 1938) The Junior G-Girls - feminist
25 (March 1938) Junior Federal Men of the Future - advanced civilization

Sandra of the Secret Service

More Fun Comics

#20 (May 1937) to #25 (October 1937) The Brain - anti-munitions makers; feminist

Hope Hazard

Detective Comics

3 (March 1937) Hope Hazard, G-Woman - feminist

G-Woman

Adventure Comics

22 (December 1937) G-Woman - feminist

Johnny Law

More Fun Comics

21 (June 1937) The Arsonist - slum conditions, the homeless

Speed Saunders

Detective Comics

1 (March 1937) The Murders of Cap'n Scum - sympathetic Chinese characters
10 (December 1937) Mystery at Oak Gables - sympathetic Asian characters
12 (February 1938) The Indian Oil Well Mystery - sympathetic Native American characters
24 (February 1939) The Persian Jewel Mystery - sympathetic Persian characters

Spy

Detective Comics

17 (July 1938) The Hooded Hordes - anti-Ku Klux Klan
24 (February 1939) Subterfuge at Sea - mentions Spanish Civil War
25 (March 1939) The President's Assignment - Roosevelt vs. foreign spies in US
28 (June 1939) Saboteurs Bomb Steamer - anti-dictator, war mongers, "leader" cults
30 (August 1939) The Dictator of the United States - attempted dictator takeover in US
33 (November 1939) Democracy in Jeopardy - Nazi takeover of a peaceful country
83 (January 1944) The Message of the Moccasins - sympathetic Native American characters, anti-racism

Pep Morgan

Action Comics

2 (July 1938) Glass Arm - sympathetic disabled character

Bruce Nelson

Detective Comics

17 (July 1938) to 19 (September 1938) The Coolie Smugglers - sympathetic African characters
30 (August 1939) The Tea Racketeers - sympathetic Chinese characters

The Crimson Avenger

Detective Comics

24 (February 1939) Tony Sparta and the River Gang - sympathetic Chinese characters

Red, White and Blue

All-American Comics

5 (August 1939) The Yellow Battalion - anti-Mussolini Bunds in US
7 (October 1939) Trouble at the New York World's Fair - anti-munitions makers
8 (November 1939) The Terrapin - anti-Nazi Bunds in US
10 (January 1940) The Master - Nazi takeover in US

Comic Cavalcade

11 (Summer 1945) Whitey in Germany - anti-Hitler Youth

The Whip

Flash Comics

1 (January 1940) Origin of the Whip - pro-Hispanic farm workers, anti-rich ranchers
2 (February 1940) Vigilantes of Seguro - pro-Hispanic farm workers, anti-rich ranchers
3 (March 1940) Get the Whip - pro-Hispanic farm workers, anti-rich ranchers
4 (April 1940) The Plundered Peons - pro-Hispanic farm workers, anti-rich ranchers
17 (May 1941) Poor House Problems - crooks exploiting Poor House in city government
19 (July 1941) Sam Chavers - police as agents of crooked rich
23 (November 1941) The White Dragon - anti-sweatshops; sympathetic Chinese characters
30 (June 1942) Employment Agency Swindle - anti-age discrimination
32 (August 1942) Adventure of the Nisei Japanese Patriot - sympathetic Nisei characters, anti-racism

Calling 2-R

Target Comics

1 (Vol. 1 No. 1) (February 1940) The Redemption of Speck - advanced civilization
2 (Vol. 1 No. 2) (March 1940) The Reformation of Pretty Boy: Part 1 - advanced civilization
3 (Vol. 1 No. 3) (April 1940) The Reformation of Pretty Boy: Part 2 - advanced civilization
4 (Vol. 1 No. 4) (May 1940) The Reformation of Pretty Boy: Part 3 - advanced civilization
5 (Vol. 1 No. 5) (June 1940) Tour of Boyville - advanced civilization
13 (Vol. 2 No. 1) (March 1941) The Radio Ray - advanced civilization, defensive weapons only

Anchors Aweigh!

Adventure Comics

50 (May 1940) Search for Captain Miles - political prisoners
52 (July 1940) Gun-Runners of the WASP - illegal munitions runners

Steel Sterling

Zip Comics

3 (April 1940) The Black Knight's War on Brazonia - anti-dictator, anti-Nazi, pro-Latin America

The Fox

Blue Ribbon Comics

4 (June 1940) Origin of the Fox - anti-Ku Klux Klan

Hercules, Modern Champion of Justice

Blue Ribbon Comics

5 (July 1940) Hercules Slaying the Hydra of Lerna - anti-civic corruption
7 (November 1940) Hercules Captures the Boar of Erymanthus - anti-Nazi

Rang-A-Tang, the Wonder Dog

Blue Ribbon Comics

6 (September 1940) Richy, the Amazing Boy - anti-Nazi

Neon the Unknown

Hit Comics

4 (October 1940) The Transatlantic Bridge - anti-Nazi, pacifist, anti-war

Blue Bolt

Blue Bolt Comics

3 (Vol. 1 No. 3) (August 1940) The Green Sorceress Reforms - pacifist, army demobilizes, anti-dictator, anti-war
7 (Vol. 1 No. 7) (December 1940) The Green Army's Blitzkrieg - pacifist, army demobilizes, anti-dictator, anti-war
19 (Vol. 2 No. 7) (December 1941) Superpowered Lois Blake - feminist

Bob and Swab

Hit Comics

4 (October 1940) Cockroach Detail - Vulnerability of Pearl Harbor to attack

Sergeant Spook

Blue Bolt Comics

6 (Vol. 1, #6) (November 1940) Ghost Town Ghosts - pro-democracy, anti-dictator
58 (Vol. 6 No. 2) (August 1945) The Portrait - class conflict
71 (Vol. 7, #5) (October 1946) Sgt. Spook and Johnny Appleseed - ecology, protests

Dick Cole, the Wonder Boy

Blue Bolt Comics

7 (Vol. 1, #7) (December 1940) The Murder of Bert Hart -anti-lynching
10 (Vol. 1, #10) (March 1941) The Lynch Mob's "Justice" -anti-lynching
#13-20 The Simba Karno tales - gay love story
16 (Vol. 2, #4) (September 1941) Buried Treasure - sympathetic black characters
80 (Vol. 8, #2) (July 1947) The Tribal Village - sympathetic Native American character
81 (Vol. 8, #3) (August 1947) Airborne Games - gay imagery
83 (Vol. 8, #6) (November 1947) The Whooping Crane- sympathetic Eskimo characters, ecology

Dick Cole

4 (June-July 1949) Danger strikes at Dick and Rod Cole - sympathetic North Carolina mountain characters
5 (August-September 1949) It will take more than Dick Cole's cannonball serve - sympathetic disabled character
6 (October-November 1949) Dick Cole and Bark Hall, his chief rival for honors - class conflict, gay themes

Radio Squad

More Fun Comics

60 (October 1940) Phony Cops - sympathetic black character, possible gay character
64 (February 1941) The Excursion Boat Fire - slums
65 (March 1941) The Melting Pot - slums
68 (June 1941) Murder Plunge - anti-Nazi

The Spectre

More Fun Comics

66 (April 1941) The World Within the Painting - anti-dictator
68 (June 1941) Menace of the Dark Planet - anti-dictator

The Star Spangled Kid

Star Spangled Comics

1 (October 1941) The Bund Saboteurs - anti-Nazi Bunds in US
2 (November 1941) Vortex of Doom - anti-slum lord
3 (December 1941) Mission to Germany - anti-Nazi, concentration camp

The Justice Society of America

All-Star Comics

4 (March-April 1941) For America and Democracy - anti-Nazi Bunds in US

Minute Movies

Flash Comics

18 (June 1941) Eyes of the Skull - anti-war, anti-chemical warfare

Sub-Zero

Blue Bolt Comics

14 (Vol. 2, #2) (July 1941) Murder at the Torpedo Factory - labor-management dispute
23 (Vol. 2, #11) (April 1942) Scourge of the Knights of the Blue Flame - anti-Ku Klux Klan

"Buzz" Balmer

Bang-Up Comics

2 (March 1942) The Attack on Dictators - anti-Nazi, anti-Communist, anti-dictator

Rick Masters, Foreign Correspondent

Bang-Up Comics

1 (December 1941) Hatvia on the Brink - anti-Nazi
2 (March 1942) The New Pilot - anti-Nazi

Tarantula

Star Spangled Comics

4 (January 1942) The Blade - sympathetic Latin American characters

Inspector Dayton

Jumbo Comics

59 (January 1944) Murder with Music - sympathetic Jewish character
61 (March 1944) Rafferty and his Pals - sympathetic black characters

Balbo, the Boy Magician

The entire series - sympathetic black character

Johnny Everyman

Most of the Johnny Everyman tales have liberal social commentary, and sympathetic Asian characters.

World's Finest Comics

17 (Spring 1945) Untitled story about African-Americans - Civil Rights, sympathetic black characters, anti-racism
18 (Summer 1945) The Secret of Ohain - anti-Nazi persecution of Jews, sympathetic Jewish characters, anti-racism

Comic Cavalcade

12 (Fall 1945) Meet Charley Wing - sympathetic Chinese characters, anti-racism

Rick Richards

Blue Bolt Comics

81 (Vol. 8 No. 3 August 1947) Housing for the Poor - anti-slum, anti-slum lord, affordable housing
82 (Vol. 8 No. 4 September 1947) The TV Camera - how invention works
89 (Vol. 8 No. 11 April 1948) Trouble in the Mine - labor-management dispute, worker safety

X-Venture

2 (November 1947) The Atom Wizard - anti-dictator
2 (November 1947) He Opened Prison Gates - sympathetic black character

Gang Busters

1 (December 1947 - January 1948) Crime Agency - policewomen

Mr. District Attorney

15 (May-June 1950) The Detective With High Heels - woman private investigator

Danger Trail

1 (July-August 1950) 3 Steps to Mr. Sandino - sympathetic Mexican character
2 (September-October 1950) Hangman's House - anti-Communist

Crime Must Pay the Penalty

26 (June 1952) Big Gun of the Goon Squad - strikebreaker, pro-labor union

Aquaman

Adventure Comics

104 (May 1946) Four Fish to Fetch - world hunger
126 (March 1948) The Man in the Iron Shoe - non-violence, reverence for life
137 (February 1949) The Undersea Lost World - United Nations, sea floor exploration
247 (April 1958) Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad - atomic accidents, ecology
251 (August 1958) A World Without Water - atomic accidents, ecology
258 (March 1959) The Incredible Fish of Dr. Danton - atomic accidents, ecology
260 (May 1959) How Aquaman Got His Powers - atomic testing
263 (August 1959) The Great Ocean Election - crooked politics

Green Arrow

Adventure

107 (August 1946) Green Arrow, Junior - sympathetic gay character, sympathetic Chinese character, tolerance
258 (March 1959) The Arrow Platoon - sympathetic Jewish character
259 (April 1959) The Green Arrow's Mystery Pupil - non-violence, reverence for life
263 (August 1959) The World's Worst Archer - sympathetic Native American characters

Johnny Quick

Adventure Comics

128 (May 1948) The Miracle Farmer - world hunger

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman

The entire series - sympathetic Native American characters

Super-Chief, Saganowahna

The entire series - sympathetic Native American characters

The Wyoming Kid

Western Comics

65 (September-October 1957) The Naming of the Wyoming Kid - sympathetic Native American characters

Johnny Thunder

All-Star Western

88 (April-May 1956) The Indian Chief of Mesa City - sympathetic Native American characters
94 (April-May 1957) Johnny Thunder's Indian Son - sympathetic Native American characters

Action Comics - Superman and/or Supergirl tales

1 (April 1938) Revolution in San Monte, Part 1 - anti-munitions makers
2 (July 1938) Revolution in San Monte, Part 2 - anti-munitions makers
3 (August 1938) The Blakely Mine Disaster - anti-mine owner, pro-mine workers
269 (October 1960) Supergirl's First Romance - disarmament
273 (February 1961) The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk - democracy in action
286 (February 1962) The World's Greatest Heroine - feminist, United Nations
290 (July 1962) Supergirl's Super Boy-Friends - sympathetic Japanese characters
296 (January 1963) The Invasion of the Super-Ants - anti-atom bomb, United Nations
302 (July 1963) The Day Super-Horse Went Wild - United Nations
306 (November 1963) The Maid of Doom - disarmament, anti-war, United Nations
311 (April 1964) Superman, King of Earth - anti-dictator
320 (January 1965) The Man Who Broke Supergirl's Heart - anti-dictator, pro-democracy
321 (February 1965) Superman -- Weakest Man in the World - anti-war
337 (May 1966) From Riches to Rags - anti-slum, slum clearance
337 (May 1966) The Green Sun Supergirl - feminist, women astronauts

Superman

79 (November-December 1952) The End of the Planet! - collectives, importance of the press
123 (August 1958) Superman's Return to Krypton - anti-Nazi, advanced civilization
132 (October 1959) Superman's Other Life (3-part story) - advanced civilization
139 (August 1960) The Jolly Jailhouse - anti-dictator
149 (November 1961) The Death of Superman - racial brotherhood
150 (January 1962) The One Minute of Doom - Holocaust allegory
154 (July 1962) Krypton's First Superman - anti-dictator, advanced civilization
155 (August 1962) Superman Under the Green Sun; The Blind Superman - anti-Nazi, concentration camp
158 (January 1963) Superman in Kandor - politics in action, advanced civilization
159 (February 1963) Lois Lane, the Super-Maid of Krypton - feminist, advanced civilization
162 (July 1963) The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue - disarmament, Utopian dreams, anti-Communist
165 (November 1963) Beauty and the Super-Beast - feminist, women astronauts
176 (April 1965) The Revenge of the Super-Pets - SPCA, animal rights
176 (April 1965) Superman's Day of Truth - anti-dictator, advanced civilization
178 (July 1965) Project Earth-Doom - anti-dictator

World's Finest Comics

46 (June-July 1950) The Seven Crimes of Mister 7 - sympathetic Chinese character

Lois Lane

Showcase

10 (September-October 1957) The Sightless Lois Lane - sympathetic disabled characters

Lois Lane

26 (July 1961) The Madwoman of Metropolis - cross dressing
43 (August 1963) The Girl Who Mourned for Superman - United Nations
44 (October 1963) The Murder of Lana Lang - anti-capital punishment
45 (November 1963) The "Superman-Lois" Hit Record - brief political satire on Soviet Union
47 (February 1964) Lois Lane's Jungle Jeopardy - Peace Corps
48 (April 1964) Hellene of Troy; The Courtship of Cinderella Lane; Florence Nightingale's Last Stand (3-part story) - cross dressing
62 (January 1966) Lois Lane's Anti-Superman Campaign (3-part story) - feminist, politics in action
106 (November 1970) I Am Curious (Black) - Civil Rights

Jimmy Olsen

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen

14 (August 1956) The Feats of Chief Super-Duper - sympathetic Native American characters
17 (December 1956) The Radioactive Boy - radioactive contamination
28 (April 1958) The Boy Who Killed Superman - advanced civilization
35 (March 1959) Superman's Enemy - possible gay allegory
36 (April 1959) How Jimmy Olsen First Met Superman - advanced civilization
40 (October 1959) Jimmy Olsen, Juvenile Delinquent - juvenile delinquency
41 (December 1959) The Human Octopus - union representative
44 (April 1960) Miss Jimmy Olsen - cross dressing
49 (December 1960) Alias Chip O'Doole - rock music
67 (March 1963) Leslie Love, Girl Reporter - cross dressing
69 (June 1963) The Dynamic Duo of Kandor (2 part story) - advanced civilization
77 (June 1964) Jimmy Olsen, Super-Thief - advanced civilization
84 (April 1965) Jimmy Olsen's Female Fan - feminist
86 (July 1965) Jimmy Olsen, Ape Man - sympathetic African characters
87 (September 1965) Bizarro-Jimmy, Rock-'N-'Roll Star - TV satire, rock music
89 (December 1965) The Infamous Four - advanced civilization, political commentary
101 (April 1967) Olsen's Time Trip to Save Krypton; Krypton's Last Chance (2 part story) - anti-atom bomb

Superboy

78 (January 1960) Claire Kent, Alias Super-Sister - feminist
79 (March 1960) Life on Krypton - advanced civilization
80 (April 1960) The Shyest Boy in Town - individuality, possible gay allegory
83 (September 1960) The Invasion of Krypton - advanced civilization
85 (December 1960) The Mystery of Mighty Boy - disarmament, advanced civilization, gay love story
95 (March 1962) The Super-Family From Krypton - Civil Rights, Utopian dreams

Adventure Comics

110 (November 1946) The Farmer Takes it Easy - poor farmers
118 (July 1947) The Quiz Biz Broadcast - slums
123 (December 1947) A Lesson for a Bully - crooked politics

The Legion of Super-Heroes

Most of the Legion tales take place in the far future, and depict advanced civilization.

Adventure Comics

247 (April 1958) The Legion of Super-Heroes - advanced civilization
305 (February 1963) The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire - prediction about 1964 US elections, non-violence

Batman

World's Finest Comics

80 (January-February 1956) The Super-Newspaper of Gotham City - importance of the press
146 (December 1964) Batman, Son of Krypton - advanced civilization, anti-war

Detective Comics

165 (November 1950) The Strange Costumes of Batman - electron microscope
168 (February 1951) The Man Behind the Red Hood - sympathetic Chinese character
229 (March 1956) The 10,000 Secrets of Batman / Batman's Electronic Crime-File - computer database

Big Town

2 (February 1951) The Gangster Boss of Small Town - freedom of the press
13 (January-February 1952) Old Newsmen Never Die - the value of old people
28 (July-August 1954) The Billion Dollar Captive - sympathetic Indian character
29 (September-October 1954) The Riddle of the Roving Reporter - anti-dictator
42 (November-December 1956) The Living Shadows of Big Town - sinister side of work
43 (January-February 1957) Passkey to Big Town - advanced civilization
44 (March-April 1957) The Mark of a Reporter - freedom versus totalitarianism, ex-POW's
45 (May-June 1957) Theft of the Billion-Carat Diamond - advanced civilization

Mystery in Space

2 (June-July 1951) The Comet Peril - future peaceful civilization, United Nations
3 (August-September 1951) The Duel of the Planets - Civil Rights, feminist
7 (April-May 1952) Challenge of the Robot Knight - Civil Rights, feminist
8 (June-July 1952) It's a Woman's World - feminist
11 (December 1952 -January 1953) The Unknown Spaceman - anti-prejudice, sympathetic characters from India, Navajos
14 (June-July 1953) The Interplanetary Restaurant - United Nations
15 (August-September 1953) The Doom From Station X - anti-dictator
20 (June-July 1954) The Boomerang Meteors - anti-Nazi
26 (June-July 1955) Earth is the Target - anti-war, anti-dictatorship
30 (February-March 1956) The Patent Planet - future peaceful civilization, United Nations
31 (April-May 1956) The Day the Earth Split in Two - cold war allegory
33 (August-September 1956) The Wooden World War - conventional thinking and society
33 (August-September 1956) Fix-It Men From Outer Space - global warming
48 (December 1958) Secret of the Scarecrow World - woman scientist
54 (September 1959) Riddle of the Counterfeit Earthmen - anti-war, anti-dictatorship
55 (November 1959) Behind the Space Curtain - refugees from Communism
60 (June 1960) Mystery of the Synthetic Man - Civil Rights
61 (August 1960) The Sleeping War - peace-keepers, United Nations
67 (May 1961) The Language-Master of Space - anti-war, anti-dictatorship
68 (June 1961) Captain Baboon's Space War - anti-war, anti-dictatorship
85 (August 1963) Next Year -- Andromeda - peaceful future, advanced civilization, how science works

Strange Adventures

1 (August-September 1950) The Menace of the Green Nebula - anti-Colonialism
2 (October-November 1950) The Endless War - anti-war
3 (December 1950) The Dream House - advanced civilization
5 (February 1951) The World Inside the Atom - anti-dictatorship
6 (March 1951) The Confessions of a Martian - anti-war
7 (April 1951) The Man With 100 Lives - advanced civilization
8 (May 1951) Revolt of the Humans - anti-dictatorship, computer dictatorship
9 (June 1951) The Origin of Captain Comet - people who are different
9 (June 1951) The Exile of Space - anti-dictatorship
10 (July 1951) The Other Earths - anti-war, United Nations
11 (August 1951) The Missing Moon - anti-war, genocide
12 (September 1951) The Brain-Masters of Polaris - anti-war, anti-dictatorship, computer dictatorship
14 (November 1951) Destination Doom - anti-dictatorship
21 (June 1952) The Genius Epidemic - satire on military
49 (October 1954) The Invasion From Indiana - how propaganda works
51 (December 1954) Warning From Another World - feminist
63 (December 1955) The Sign Language of Space - sympathetic Native American characters
64 (January 1956) Gorillas in Space - space-race
64 (January 1956) The Earth-Drowners - global warming
72 (September 1956) The Skyscraper that Came to Life - anti-war, anti-dictatorship, refugees
77 (February 1957) The Paul Revere of Time - US-Soviet cooperation
77 (February 1957) The Mental Star Rover - anti-Colonialism
81 (June 1957) Secret of the Shrinking Twins - anti-dictatorship
77 (February 1957) The World that Slipped out of Space - feminist, refugees
94 (July 1958) Elevator to the Future - anti-dictatorship
95 (August 1958) The Boy Who Saved the Solar System - world hunger, how science works, United Nations
96 (September 1958) The Menace of Saturn's Rings - global warming, anti-war, cold war allegory
97 (October 1958) Secret of the Space Giant - anti-war, anti-dictatorship
105 (June 1959) The Case of the Stolen Faces - feminist
122 (November 1960) David and the Space-Goliath - computer database
122 (November 1960) Star-Actor of the Starways - disarmament
122 (November 1960) The Case of the Red-Hot Robot - feminist
124 (January 1961) Earth Victory -- By a Hair - feminist
132 (September 1961) The Dreams of Doom - computer database
147 (December 1962) The Dawn-World Menace - anti-war
159 (December 1963) Will the Star Rovers Abandon Earth? - feminist, woman rescues woman

Tommy Tomorrow

Action Comics

250 (March 1959) The Boy Planeteer - future peaceful civilization, United Nations

Flash - Golden Age hero

Flash Comics

8 (August 1940) The Building Swindle - labor-management dispute, worker safety
10 (October 1940) The School Board Problem - slums
12 (December 1940) Trouble in Kurtavia - anti-war, anti-Nazi

Comic Cavalcade

6 (Spring 1944) Topsy Turvy Town - anti-conformist
11 (Summer 1945) Shenanigans in Sherwood Forest - anti-war

The Flash

122 (August 1961) Beware the Atomic Grenade - sympathetic gay character
124 (November 1961) Space Boomerang Trap - cold war allegory
127 (March 1962) The Reign of the Super-Gorilla - anti-dictatorship, "leader" cults
127 (March 1962) Mystery of the Troubled Boy - sympathetic Native American character, Civil Rights
131 (September 1962) Captives of the Cosmic Ray - anti-dictatorship
133 (December 1962) Secret of the Handicapped Boys - sympathetic disabled characters
140 (November 1963) The Heat is On...For Captain Cold - anti-poverty
141 (December 1963) The Mystery of Flash's Third Identity - anti-poverty, slums

Green Lantern - Golden Age hero

Green Lantern

3 (Spring 1942) The Living Graveyard of the Sea - anti-war, anti-Nazi, anti-banker, pro-democracy

Comic Cavalcade

19 (February-March 1947) Grin and Bear It - working class life

Green Lantern

Showcase

22 (September-October 1959) Secret of the Flaming Spear - feminist
23 (November-December 1959) The Invisible Destroyer - anti-atom bomb

Green Lantern

2 (September-October 1960) The Secret of the Golden Thunderbolts - refugees, anti-dictatorship
2 (September-October 1960) Riddle of the Frozen Ghost Town - sympathetic Inuit characters
4 (January-February 1961) The Diabolical Missile From Qward - anti-missile, anti-weapons, anti-dictatorship
7 (July-August 1961) Wings of Destiny - sympathetic Inuit characters
16 (October 1962) The Secret Life of Star Sapphire - feminist
26 (January 1964) Star Sapphire Unmasks Green Lantern - feminist
30 (July 1964) Once a Green Lantern -- Always a Green Lantern - feminist
45 (June 1966) Prince Peril's Power Play (3 part story) - anti-war, anti-Communist, anti-weapons

The Atom

Showcase

34 (September-October 1961) Birth of the Atom - black characters in the art
36 (January-February 1962) Prisoner in a Test Tube - anti-Communist, pro-Hungary

The Atom

8 (August-September 1963) The Purloined Miniatures - black characters in the art

Hawkman

The Brave and the Bold

42 (June-July 1962) The Menace of the Dragonfly Raiders - advanced civilization

Hawkman

9 (August-September 1965) Master Trap of the Matter Master - anti-weapons development, misuse of science
12 (February-March 1966) The Million-Year-Long War - Vietnam allegory, cold war allegory

My Love

5 (May 1970) How Can I Love a Member of the Establishment - protests
5 (May 1970) The Day My World Collapsed - Vietnam

Falling in Love

118 (October 1970) I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival - rock music

Girls' Love Stories

156 (January 1971) Lover - or Liar - protests
178 (July - August 1973) Play With Fire - motorcyclist

Young Love

90 (December 1971) Love on a Rooftop - slums
90 (December 1971) Bride and Broom - feminist, protests

Young Romance

162 (October - November 1969) Wheels of Passion - motorcyclist
181 (April 1972) The Shadow Between Us - Vietnam
193 (April - May 1973) Miss Peeping Tom - feminist
194 (July - August 1973) Full Hands Empty Heart - interracial romance

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