Science fiction? Have you actually read the "HELLBLAZER" series? It is EXTREMELY anti-Reagan, anti-British monarchy, anti-Thatcher, etc.
And elements of real-world politics permeate throughout the other examples that I provided, although they are (yes) grounded in non-existent worlds. But the authors' intentions are quite relevant, and deserve more than simply a "science fiction" shrug. If the REAL politics within those metaphorical tales is simply set aside by the reader, than the author's subtexts have failed, and they have written simply mindless pap.
Many classic writers chose to cloak their politics in science fiction tales, in order to avoid censorship and censure. H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, Jack London, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Arthur C. Clarke, Rod Serling, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov -- and many, many more. Do we simply tip our noses and sneer "Science fiction!"; or do we take the time to acknowledge the politics that so consumed them to set pen to paper?
And, if you study the history of comic books (particularly the pre-World War II period, plus the war years, plus the early 1950s), you may begin to understand why purchasing particular comic books was considered a political statement (and even a very patriotic gesture), since the comic books themselves were blatantly making political and patriotic statements.
So, no -- I reject your argument that certain "science fiction" comics should not be considered political. Check the authors' original intent -- and you'll likely find a political foundation for their creations.
But, then, I've only been reading comic books for 70 years. So what would I know?
