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Reading this thread, which effectively sends J'onn into oblivion,:eek: got me thinking: WI his writers had decided to do social commentary with him? Since he's an alien, raised off-Earth (unlike Supes), he sees us in ways nobody else does. This could lead him into the kind of territory OTL's DD got into in later years, or the "drug stories", among other things. It could subtly subvert the Comics Code, by having him never endorse (frex) drug use, but question why people do it--& why gov't tries to prevent it.

Could a different J'onn have been more successful than he was OTL? Could this have weakened the Comics Code sooner than OTL? Might it have led to more socially conscious heroes, like Cage (tho less of a stereotype) or White Tiger (who should have done what DD would later do:rolleyes:) appearing sooner, &/or being more successful? (I get the sense the '60s is the time for it...)

Thoughts? Rotten eggs?:eek:
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