The Institute For American Democracy
CLAIM
A 1950’s Superman poster shows the comic book hero talking to children about respecting diversity.
ORIGIN
In November 2015, an image purportedly showing a vintage Superman poster in which the comic book hero talks to children about the importance of respecting diversity began circulating online:
RATING: TRUE
While we haven’t been able to pinpoint the exact origins of the colorized version of the poster shown above, we were able to confirm that this is a genuine piece of comic book art that was originally released in 1949.
According to a 2008 Hakes auction, this superhero item was released as a school book cover in 1949 and was distributed by the The Institute for American Democracy Inc.
