Superheroes & Moral Values: Superheroes-Bad Role Models?

[Frank W. Baker]

Psychologists suggest that the notion of the virtuous comic book superhero has been distorted by blockbuster movies and action figures that promote violence. We beg to differ. Here are five superheroes that provide a counterpoint.

[Jo Hawke]

I love it!

My three-year-old loves to watch superhero movies, but at times when he's been acting out a bit too aggressively (like in church when he was "being the Hulk" to the older couple in the pew behind us...), I've had to take away that privilege.

"You can watch a movie," I told him during one such ban, "but it has to be a nice one."

"Spider-man is nice," he replied. "He saves Mary Jane!"

How do you argue with that? :P