Superman: An American Raised in Kansas
When Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, America wasn’t grappling with border policy or multiculturalism. It was staring down something more existential: a collapse in fertility .
The Great Depression had driven the U.S. birthrate to historic lows . Total fertility had fallen to barely replacement level. Millions of American families had delayed marriage, postponed childbirth, or quietly resigned themselves to childlessness. In economic terms, the United States was confronting the early signs of a demographic recession —slower household formation, sagging demand for schools, and fears…
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