History ComicBook / AdamLegendOfTheBlueMarvel

-->'''JFK:''' Everyone is afraid of things they don't understand. And from my experience, they don't really ''want'' to understand. Ignorance isn't bliss... it's familiar. And unfortunately, there's comfort in that.\\

* RacistGrandpa: The old politician who was a member of Kennedey's cabinet that ComicBook/IronMan meets to find out more about Blue Marvel. He continues to use racist terms from that era such as referring to African-Americans as "Coloreds" and calling Blue Marvel "Boy", much to Iron Man's disdain.

* AngryBlackMan: This is what the country was afraid of, having an angry black man with the power of Superman. Even though the Blue Marvel never showed himself to be like this at all.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: This comic constantly shows us flashbacks to [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement Civil Rights]] era America and the very racist culture that was prevalent back then. This includes showing White characters referring to African-Americans as "Coloreds" or using variations of the N-word, along with one former Cabinet Member calling Blue Marvel a "Boy". [[note]] For those not aware, back then calling a Black man, "Boy", was a racist term used against adult African-Americans as a way of showing of White dominance and reminding them of their place. [[/note]]

* CallForward: In a flashback in issue 2, we see the Pentagon meeting with Mr. Trask, who warns them that the Blue Marvel could be an indication of "micro-evolutionary change." He then tells them that they need to stay vigilante, "wide awake, if you will." Trask will eventually convince the government to create Project: Wideawake, which results in the creation of Sentinels.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Candace[=/=]Marlene dies in the fifth issue basically in order to motivate the Blue Marvel some more, even though he was already pretty motivated.

!Tropes in ''Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel'':

* {{Antimatter}}: What gave both the Blue Marvel and Anti-Man their powers was an anti-matter explosion. It resulted in Adam Brashear becoming a living anti-matter reactor, while Connor Sims was consumed by the anti-matter and then reformed but unstable.

Back in 1961, the Blue Marvel was the premiere American superhero, the Magnificent Master of Might, the Blue Bomber of Battles, but during a battle with Anti-Man, his metallic mask was torn away and he was revealed to be a black man. Specifically, Adam Brashear, Korean War veteran, with a Ph.D. in theoretical physics. With the reveal that the mightiest person on Earth was black, the country erupts in controversy and violence, with many white people attacking the Blue Marvel for his race and many black people condemning him for not doing ''more'' for his race.

* CallForward: In a flashback in issue 2, we see the Pentagon meeting with Mr. Trask, who warns them that the Blue Marvel could be an indication of "micro-evolutionary change." He then tells them that they need to stay vigilante, "wide awake, if you will." Trask will eventually result in Project: Wideawake and the creation of Sentinels.

In the present day, a supervillain named Anti-Man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and attacked the Avengers, almost defeating them before being sucked away to wherever he came from. The Avengers, realizing that they are out of their depth, turn to the only name that Anti-Man mentioned: the Blue Marvel.

Finally, President Kennedy, realizing that they can't get civil rights legislation passed with such an uproar, asks Brashear to stand down as the Blue Marvel. Walking away from the superhero life, Brashear disappeared. Now, however, he is needed again.