Audiences have always been drawn to the archetype of the superhero with strength and goodness, a character who always fights for the good guys and always defeats the bad guys. The first of these included Captain America, Superman and Wonder Woman, designed to be representative icons of the United States. During periods like World War I and World War II, they were major propaganda elements. Also at this time, their enemies in the pages of comic books and on the big screen represented our enemies in wars. As times changed, heroes remained the American icons they once were, but became vulnerable. Superman showing his weakness to kryptonite was a fictional representation of America's fear of the atomic bomb. As the world became more complex and our fears unknown, this was reflected in comics and movies. Today's superheroes and supervillains are more dimensional with a range of complexity in their psychological and physical beings. Supervillains are no longer one-dimensional stereotypes of our enemies. Although the basic concept of good and evil is still what draws audiences in, our world is more complex and our exposure to global situations is more intense than ever. Perhaps this is what is reflected in the tastes and creation of our superhero entertainment today. In the late 1930s, the United States of America was struggling to stay out of wars in Europe and Asia. The disarmament, peace, and appeasement movements failed, prompting Congress to pass a series of neutrality acts designed to prevent the United States from being drawn into world war. a conflict that the U.S. government believed to be inevitable.1 In 1940, U.S. policies began to shift from neutrality to nonbelligerence in providing aid to nations at war with the Axis Powers... middle of paper. ..... influence of post-war power in the region. This new era of arms control became known as the Cold War. There have been numerous occasions in which both sides of the conflict have used a form of atomic diplomacy since the Berlin Blockade of 1948-49, when President Truman flew several B-29 bombers into the region to signal the Soviet Union that the United States was both capable of and willing to carry out a nuclear attack. During the Korean War, President Truman again deployed B-29s to signal our resolve. In 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower considered nuclear coercion in the ceasefire agreement to end the war in Korea. In 1962, the Soviets delivered nuclear missiles to Cuba in an attempt to force concessions from the United States in Europe. All these incidents focused the attention of the world and America on the imminent threat of the atomic bomb..