Remixing History

Remixing History is a Pop Culture in the Classroom digital archive filled with examples of comic book storylines based on real world events and how these factual and fictional narratives often intertwine, all on one easy to access website! Visit remixinghistory.com!

Superman and the Rise of the FBI An increase in crime occurred both in the United States and the fictional city of Metropolis during the 1930s, with both Clark Kent and the Federal Bureau of Investigation combating it READ MORE: bit.ly/4BQpZAa

From the Archives: In November 2016, writer G. Willow Wilson explored the reasons why Americans don’t vote in a Ms. Marvel comic book that features the superhero trying to increase turnout in Jersey City READ MORE: bit.ly/4irxGnA

From the Archives: In 1928, Edward Anthony of the Herbert Hoover presidential campaign came up with the idea of creating a comic strip depicting the life of the candidate and distributed it to voters nationwide READ MORE: bit.ly/3RwgPCI

Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder The traveling exhibit made its way to the Comic-Con Museum for an extended visit, exploring the factual science behind the science fiction of the classic BBC television series READ MORE: bit.ly/4if5Iv4 #doctorwho #comicconmuseum

Danny Driftwood Joins the Jobs Corp In the mid-1960s, the federal government contracted comic creators Al Capp and Walt Kelly to produce free comics books promoting the newly created Jobs Corps and Neighborhood Youth Corps READ MORE: bit.ly/4k4ru7b

New York Comic Con Educator Day New York Comic Con and the New York Public Library have partnered since 2017 on a full schedule of programming specially designed for educators, held on the Thursday of NYCC! READ MORE: bit.ly/4hLHtEv #nycc #nypl

Music America: History Through Song In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music created a series of events to explore the nation’s history through the music of its times READ MORE: bit.ly/4rLnISa

Batman: Seduction of the Gun A real-life murder in New York City served as the catalyst for a 1992 comic book that not only explored gun violence in the country but may have played a role in gun control efforts in Virginia READ MORE: bit.ly/4ym7uBw

The Winds of War The 1983 television miniseries about a fictional family caught up in the events that led to the United States entering World War II was used by universities at the time as a teaching tool READ MORE: bit.ly/4cWIIzc

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Doctor Doom Conquers the British Empire The mind of Doctor Doom is sent to the past and into the body of General George Washington during the Siege of Boston in 1775, resulting in a different conclusion to the American Revolution READ MORE: bit.ly/4A7PH28

Great Immigrants, Great Americans In 2026, the National Council of Teachers of English partnered with the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to create lessons plans for a specially-produced comic book about immigrants READ MORE: bit.ly/3SPlxji

Creators Assemble! The nonprofit raises awareness of comic books, graphic novels, role-playing games, and pop culture as education tools while helping teachers and librarians effectively use them in their classrooms and communities. READ MORE: bit.ly/4zzpxVQ

Spider-Man and Attica State Four months before the takeover of the Attica Correctional Facility in September 1971, Spider-Man ended a similar prison riot, then spoke out on behalf of the prisoners on “The Tonight Show” READ MORE: bit.ly/3U4pbWU #spiderman

Spidey Super Stories Britton Payne has spoken at various pop culture conventions about how The Electric Company and Marvel teamed up in the 1970s to produce a comic book that helped kids learn to read READ MORE: bit.ly/4fBjLLm

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Wonder Woman: The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Wonder Woman investigates acts of sabotage at a training camp for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, which allowed women to serve in the military as non-combatants during World War II READ MORE: bit.ly/3THO9Lq

Batman Reenacts the American Revolution As part a campaign to sell war bonds during World War II, Batman stages reenactments of key moments from the American Revolution while a group of German Nazis attempt to stop him READ MORE: bit.ly/3SNdcfI #Batman #America250

Superman and the Declaration of Independence From the Archive: During the American Bicentennial in 1976, Superman is sent back in time to the year 1776, where he witnesses the historic signing of the Declaration of Independence READ MORE: bit.ly/3SUZkA2 #America250