>>212760613 (OP)the idea of a superhero didn't crystalize until after the apollo missions, where you have the JFK quote about how "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." This marks when superman fully transitions from a cocky asshole (we're ignoring the Dave Fleischer stuff, as that is also ideal superman long before JFK) who can effortlessly thwart any "nefarious plot," and the character becomes not just superhuman, superior to man in general. He becomes an ideal for all humanity to strive to even emulate.
no one wants stories about how a single person can change things right now.