The real truth about Superman / Mark Waid -- Heroes and superheroes / Jeph Loeb and Tom Morris -- The Crimson Viper versus the Maniacal Morphing Meme / Dennis O'Neil -- Superhero revisionism in Watchmen and The dark knight returns / Aeon J. Skoble -- The existential world of the superhero -- God, the Devil, and Matt Murdock / Tom Morris -- The power and the glory / Charles Taliaferro and Craig Lindahl-Urben -- Myth, morality, and the women of the X-men / Rebecca Housel -- Barbard Gordon and moral perfectionism / James B. South -- Batman and friends / Matt Morris -- The Fantastic Four as a family / Chris Ryall and Scott Tipton -- Comic-book wisdom / Michael Thau.
Why are superheroes good? Comics and the Ring of Gyges / Jeff Brenzel -- Why should superheroes be good? / C. Stephen Evans -- With great power comes great responsibility / Chistopher Robichaud -- Whay be a superhero? Why be moral? / C. Stephen Layman -- Superman and Kingdom come / Felix Tallon and Jerry Walls -- Identity and superhero metaphysics -- Questions of identity / Kevin Kinghorn -- Identity crisis / Richard Hanley -- What's behind the mask? /Tom Morris.
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