And his comic-book adventures went from fighting corruption to battling bizarre mutated monsters, and crazy "mad scientists," like Lex Luthor, who fought him with giant death-ray guns.
Similarly, Elvis' military service changed the impression many had of him. He was no longer a renegade, he was a fine young man who did his duty for his country. And Col. Tom Parker played up on that. His comeback was portrayed as the favorite son returning home. He went from being the guy whom the cameramen would only shoot from the waist-up on the Ed Sullivon show, because the sponsors were scared of the reaction from the crowd, to standing side-by-side with Mr. Middle America himself.
