You can find a summary of the story here, and listen to the audio here (Note: I have not fully listened to the audio and cannot verify the content or quality). In the original radio story, Superman steps in to help an Asian-American family deal with a group of racists. This week DC Comics is releasing another important book by Gene Luen Yang, Superman Smashes the Klan, which is a book inspired by the 1946 radio serial storyline “Clan of the Fiery Cross”. In 2016, Yang was named the Library of Congress’ National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and also named to the MacArthur Fellows Program, otherwise known as the “MacArthur Genius Grant.” 2016 was a pretty good year for him. Yang has written important independent comics like American Born Chinese, he played in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe with several comics following the animated series, he was a writer on the main Superman title, and he also created and wrote the ground-breaking story of Kenan Kong, the Super-Man of China. Gene Luen Yang is one of the most important voices in comics and young literature today.
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