It still seems to weird to see mainstream press cover comic books. And the fact they do it pretty well is weird.
It's a truth so often stated it's in danger of being pounded to cliché: The superhero, created in America 68 years ago, is a form of modern mythology. The ancient Norse had Thor, the Greeks had Hercules. We have, well . . . Thor and Hercules, but also Superman, Batman, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wonder Man, Wonder Woman, Captains Marvel, America and Britain and, Speedball, about whom, more in a moment.
