My Fellow Americans! Memorable Comic Book Presidents and Candidates

In case you haven’t noticed, the race for the presidency of the United States is fully underway with the start of the Republican primaries and caucuses.  Some voters out there will be voting for President Obama no matter what, and others may be supporting one of the current Republican hopefuls, or even a noted third-party candidate, or are perhaps still waiting to see who supports their issues before deciding. However, we’re going to take a look at some notable, and dare I say even infamous, comic book presidents and candidates.  These individuals represent a VERY wide range of domestic, foreign and in some cases alien polices!  Let’s take a look back at the good, the bad and the downright scary, some even pulled from the real world!President Richard Nixon in Watchmen  We’ll start our list with a very infamously known American president given an even more nefarious turn in the critically acclaimed and still iconic comic book series Watchmen.  The events that actually happened in our world are given a very dark twist in this twelve-issue series, with Nixon still the president in the year 1985, following the repeal of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution that happened years ago.  It becomes clear as the series continues that Nixon has used superheroes over the course of his presidency to not only win the Vietnam War, but to eliminate those who might question his government and the decisions made.  It’s a chilling depiction, yet fascinating at the same time to consider what a president with superheroes at his disposal might due at a time of war and international tension.