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Hamilton Education Program

The Broadway musical has not only found traditional success on stage but in education as well with a high school program designed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

The Marvel Age of Comics

Wyatt Wingfoot: The Fish-In Protests

Wyatt Wingfoot invites the Fantastic Four to his Oklahoma reservation for help against the Miracle Man while Native Americans fought for fishing rights in the real world state of Washington.

Green Arrow and His Times

Green Arrow: The Homeless of Seattle

Green Arrow interacted with many of Seattle’s homeless during writer Mike Grell’s classic comic book series, and acts as a fictional counterpart to the actual homeless situation in the city.

Comic Books and the Real World

Heroes Against Hunger

In 1986, DC Comics published a special benefit comic featuring Batman and Superman fighting famine in Africa that was part of a world-wide effort to raise funds for the real-world Ethiopia.