![]() ![]() ![]() Batman is one of just a handful of superheroes who have no innate superpowers but use a combination of acquired skills and technology to perform seemingly superhuman feats. Some, such as Superman, are born with their powers, while others get them as a result of an event-for instance, when a radioactive spider bit Peter Parker and turned him into Spider-Man. Since then, thousands of superheroes, with a variety of superpowers, have appeared in comics. That first Superman had many traits of superheroes that endure to this day: a special costume, a secret identity, and an origin story. Costumed superheroes have been a mainstay of the medium ever since. And it was superheroes who pushed comics into the mainstream: It’s generally agreed that the golden age of comics began in 1938 with the first appearance of Superman, in Action Comics #1. While stories with daring characters have been popular since forever-think Hercules and Robin Hood-nobody called them superheroes until comics came along. Superheroes and comics go together like mac and cheese. ![]()
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