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Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first laser in 2010, the American Physical Society created a new comic book superhero to help educate kids about physics and lasers.

Hunger Action Heroes Unite!

Now What?!

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Drawn to Home

Good Trouble Comics

The Marvel Age of Comics

Red Wolf and the Occupation of Alcatraz

The mythical Red Wolf seeks revenge on the death of Willaim Talltrees’ parents while Richard Oakes hatches a plan to occupy Alcatraz Island after its notorious prison was abandoned in 1963.

Green Arrow and His Times

Green Arrow: The Population Bomb

In their 1968 book The Population Bomb, Paul and Anne Ehrlich warned against overpopulation and dangers to the environment, issues also explored by Green Arrow and Green Lantern.

Comic Books and the Real World

Captain America and Spider-Man Walk the Freedom Trail

In a special American Bicentennial issue of Spidey Super Stories, Captain America and Spider-Man travel back through time to colonial Boston and witness the events that led to revolution.