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Having the courage to be different

I’ve always been fascinated by  Superman . An individual sent to earth to save humanity truly makes for a great story. Beyond that, he was faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. In 1933,  Jerry Siegel  and  Jon Shuster  created Superman, while they were still in high school. They used him to fight for truth, justice, and the American way; and throughout their early stories, those three ideals were inseparable. Superman was the first superhero; (Note:  Mandrake the Magician  was technically the first superhero, but Superman has widely surpassed Mandrake’s popularity.) and he has a massive difference compared to all of the other “superheroes.” Peter Parker is Spider-Man, and he dresses in a costume to be Spider-Man. Tony Stark is Ironman, and he dresses in a metal suit to be Ironman. Bruce Wayne is Batman, and he dresses in a costume to be Batman. T’Challa is Black Panth...