Superman does a lackluster job of battling child abuse in another Curt Swan PSA

Is it just me, or is that a harrowing first panel or what?

This is another of the old Superman PSAs that pimped the wonders of the juvenile court system. As great as it would be to have Superman show up just as you’re about to get the piss knocked out of you by your old man (even better than Spider-Man stepping in), I’m guessing the beating would happen anyway as soon as the Man of Steel went off to fight Brainiac, Lex Luthor or whoever. And maybe — just maybe — Superman shouldn’t be so middle of the road on this one. It might be okay to flat out side with the kid here.