Originally known as "National Publications", DC is a publisher of comic books featuring iconic characters and teams such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League of America, and the Teen Titans, and is considered the originator of the American superhero genre. DC, along with rival Marvel Comics, is one of the "big two" American comic book publishers. DC Entertainment is a subsidiary of Warner Brothers and its parent company Warner Media.
Easy: these were drawn in an era when people no longer assumed the worst of other people and no one was obsessed with finding excuses to smirk. Also: they were drawn in an era back when people actually bothered to learn history and understand things within a historical context.
Sorry, just wanted to inject a moment of basic adult insight. You can all go back to your elementary school smirking again.
I'll even help you along -- hey, guess what, Robin's first name is Dick *snicker* *snort* *immature gasps of hilarity* There, feel better now?
(EDIT: Perhaps I'm being a touch harsh in my sarcasm above, but making fun of these panels is so commonplace and so easy. Haven't the superhero fans of the internet outgrown this kind of cheap humor by now?)
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