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The invincible Iron Man’s comic by Salvador Larroca is among the marvel-style superhero comics that greatly influenced Liew comic art. In relation to this, it can be noted that Liew has modified the marvel-style superhero comic exhibited by Larroca in figure II, by infusing the aspect of cartoon art style, which in turn has enabled the artist to come up with a giant robot. Such an approach has enabled Liew to accommodate a story about the 1955 riots, particularly the Hock Lee bus riots. These riots saw Singaporean citizens clash with colonial powers or authorities (Liew, 2011). Liew has chosen Larocca’s style, as it enables him to convey the idea on how social unrest in Singapore overpowered the American officials. The Iron Man represented by the giant Chinese robot shows the rise of the labor radicalism at that time.