Superhero

"In the 1930s, the American Dream had become a nightmare, and I think comic books and superheroes in particular provided an escapist form of entertainment that allowed the American public to go into a fantasy world where all the ills of the world were righted by these larger-than-life heroes," says Erin Clancy, a curator at the Skirball. 

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/03/18/superhero.history/index.html?iref=24hours

~~~In Chapter 27, Steinbeck describes how the Joads got cheated by "crooked scales".  Steinbeck describes "Argue.  Scale man says you got rocks to make weight.  How's 'bout him?  His scales is fixed... Sometimes both; rocks an' crooked scales.  Always argue, always fight" (407).  But in the end, it is always the families lose the battle.  Therefore, these heroic icons are always being glorifying during that time for the workers need someone to do the justice for them.