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Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero

Anthony Letizia -
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first laser in 2010, the American Physical Society created a new comic book superhero to help educate kids about physics and lasers.

Red Dead’s History

Reacting to the Past

Constance and Nano

Star Trek’s Philosophy of Peace and Justice

Hamilton Education Program

Hunger Action Heroes Unite!

Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels

Set Phasers to Teach

The Marvel Age of Comics

The Avengers: The Rise and Fall of McCarthyism

Anthony Letizia -
In 1971, the Avengers are called to testify before the Aliens Activities Committee, which shared similarities with U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy’s “red scare” investigations during the 1950s.

Marvel and the Military-Industrial Complex

Red Wolf and the Occupation of Alcatraz

The Mighty Thor and Hiroshima USA

Wyatt Wingfoot: The Fish-In Protests

The Fantastic Four Meet the Beatles

The Fantastic Four and Apollo 11

Mary Jane Watson: Go-Go Dancer

Captain America and Altamont Speedway

Green Arrow and His Times

Green Arrow: Salvadoran Sanctuary

Anthony Letizia -
During the early 1980s, Oliver Queen becomes part of the real-world Sanctuary Movement when political refugees from El Salvador are threatened with deportation by the U.S. government.

Green Arrow: The Dakota Access Pipeline

Green Arrow: Racial Profiling

Green Arrow: Journey to Appalachia

Green Arrow: The Homeless of Seattle

Green Arrow: The Native American Movement

Green Arrow: Toxic Revenge

The Justice League of America Battles Pollution

Green Arrow: The 2016 Presidential Election

Comic Books and the Real World

Captain America and Spider-Man Walk the Freedom Trail

Anthony Letizia -
In a special American Bicentennial issue of Spidey Super Stories, Captain America and Spider-Man travel back through time to colonial Boston and witness the events that led to revolution.

A Spider-Man Tourist Guide to Pittsburgh

Heroes Against Hunger

Batman: The Rodney King Tape

Nomad: The 1992 Los Angeles Riots

A Superhero Tourist Guide to Minneapolis

Starfire: Apartheid No More

Champions: This is Not a Drill

Champions: Mitigating Climate Change

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Popular culture often serves as a mirror into the past and present through narratives that reflect the real world. Remixing History intertwines these fictional stories with their factual counterparts, creating a hybrid history and better understanding of our times in the process.

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