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DC's First Hispanic Superhero Was a Bit of an Embarrassment
In their latest look at comic plots that were probably a mistake, CSBG spotlights the embarrassing Golden Age superhero, The Whip.
In this feature, "Things That Turned Out Bad," I will spotlight plotlines by writers that probably weren't a good idea at the time and have only become more problematic in retrospect. I'll try to stick with stuff that's more on the ill-conceived side of things than flat-out offensive (like generic racist stereotypes of characters during the 1940s), but some of these definitely edge into just flat-out offensive territory.
Today, we look at the Golden Age DC superhero, The Whip.
The Whip made his debut in 1939's Flash Comics #1, the same comic book that introduced the Flash and Hawkman.
John B. Wentworth and George Storm were the creators of the character, who was introduced in a story set in the past, 100 years earlier, as basically a superhero riff on Zorro...
DC's First Hispanic Superhero Was a Bit of an Embarrassment
In their latest look at comic plots that were probably a mistake, CSBG spotlights the embarrassing Golden Age superhero, The Whip.
In this feature, "Things That Turned Out Bad," I will spotlight plotlines by writers that probably weren't a good idea at the time and have only become more problematic in retrospect. I'll try to stick with stuff that's more on the ill-conceived side of things than flat-out offensive (like generic racist stereotypes of characters during the 1940s), but some of these definitely edge into just flat-out offensive territory.
Today, we look at the Golden Age DC superhero, The Whip.
The Whip made his debut in 1939's Flash Comics #1, the same comic book that introduced the Flash and Hawkman.
John B. Wentworth and George Storm were the creators of the character, who was introduced in a story set in the past, 100 years earlier, as basically a superhero riff on Zorro...