When newly-elected California Congressman Robert Garcia swears his oath to be admitted into the United States House of Representatives, he will be doing so on a copy of the United States Constitution, but he will also be including three items underneath the Constitution that have personal meaning to him - including a copy of 1939's Superman #1!Due to the Republicans being unable to select a Speaker of the House on what would have been the first day of the new Congress, the actual oaths won't be done until Wednesday at the earliest, but Garcia announced his plans on social media for whenever his swearing-in takes place.RELATED: 75 Years Ago, Superman's Creators Launched a Failed Attempt at a New Superhero

WHAT ELSE WILL ROBERT GARCIA BE SWEARING IN ON?

Garcia announced on his social media account that he will be swearing in on a copy of the United States Constitution, but he will also be including underneath the Constitution a copy of his citizenship certificate (Garcia was born in Lima, Peru, before moving to the United States with his mother when he was 5), a photo of his mother and step-father (who sadly both died from COVID-19) and a copy of Superman #1 from 1939, the first issue of Superman's solo ongoing series (after first appearing as a feature in Action Comics starting in 1938).

Garcia has long been a public fan of Superman, even using a Superman-inspired logo for his Congressional campaign...

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WHERE DID THE SUPERMAN #1 COME FROM?

The copy of Superman #1 came from the United States Library of Congress, which has a large collection of vintage comic books. After his election in November, Garcia tweeted out, "Ok y’all I’m freaking out. This is the Congressional members reading room in the Library of Congress. I can pull any comic book from what is the largest public comic collection in the country and read them here. Let’s go!"

At the time, he also tweeted a photo of Superman #1 and also Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of Spider-Man, explaining that he wasn't sure which one he would check out first...

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WHAT OTHER NON-TRADITIONAL BOOKS HAVE BEEN USED TO SWEAR INTO CONGRESS?

The United States Congress famously does not require any specific text for its members to use to swear in on, although historically, members would traditionally use a copy of the Bible. In 2007, Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim member of the House of Representatives, swore his oath on a copy of the Quran that the Library of Congress had that was once owned by Thomas Jefferson. In 2019, Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar both used their own personal copies of the Quran for their swearings-in.

Source: Robert Garcia on Twitter