I am wondering if these three used comics as propaganda during and after beating the americans. what would be their heroes and what would be the american villains?
IOTL Soviets did not produce enough in comic books for consumers aged 8+, but they made enough propaganda books and movies, some of which series with same protagonists. They were more of 007 genre (no superpowers given to protagonist), as this whole idea of humans being born unequal didn't sit well with communist ideologues and their egalitarian drive, but in different TL those characters could be easily developed in superhumans:
- Major Pronin. Tough police (militia) officer fighting criminals and undercover enemy agents in the belly of big city. Basically "Die Hard" Willis and Glover wrapped into one.
- Inspector Aniskin. Another police officer, but of more thinking and cunning variety and working in quiet rural precinct. Mrs. Maple in uniform, more or less.
- Border guard Karatsupa and his sidekick dog Indus. One who fights wile agents of world imperialism, encroaching on Socialist Motherland.
- Intelligence agent Max Otto von Stirlitz
- Pilot Sigizmund Levanevsky (IOTL he died in air crash during long-range flight from USSR to USA over North Pole, but crypto-history in comic book could have him smuggled away for secret experiments to give him superhuman ability). Soviet Sky Captain (it is amazing how well 2004 movie reflects Soviet aesthetic; if not for English I would swear I'm watching remake of The Sannikov Land). Him being a Pole is actually bonus.
- Vassily Chapayev with his sidekicks Comissar Furmanov and Anna the machinegunner
- Leon Termen. Crazy scientist who works for KGB.
- Vassily Tyorkin. Superhuman soldier, but nice and gentle and funny with his comrades.
- Ilya Muromets, Dobrynya Nikitich, Alyosha Popovich. They're finally returned to save Motherland from evil enemies.
- Unlikely but funny: Rabinovitch. Former dissident, possibly got into Gulag once for having too sharp tongue but was successfully re-educated and now uses his craftiness to help Socialist Motherland.
Haha, that brought a smile to my face.
Rabinovich especially. Nice touch.