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Alongside Superman these days is a revitalized phalanx of old superfolk -- Batman, Spider- Man, Wonder Wom- an -- and a host of newer, more ambivalent heroes, such as Viet Nam Soldier Ed Marks and the sultry Elektra, a machine- gun-toting assassin. The proliferation of new wonderfigures is impressive: some 250 different comic-book titles, largely in the heroic vein, will be sold in the U.S. this year, up from about 190 in 1985. With a combined circulation of roughly 150 million, the comics are more popular than at any other time since the early '50s. That in turn means heftier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bang! Pow! Zap! HEROES ARE BACK! | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

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