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Civics for All Comics Group

As part of the Civics for All initiative at New York City public schools, historical graphic novels like John Lewis’s March and specially created comic books are being used as learning tools.

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 Population Bomb

In their 1968 book The Population Bomb, Paul and Anne Ehrlich warned against overpopulation and dangers to the environment, issues also explored by Green Arrow and Green Lantern.

Comic Books and the Real World

A Captain America History of the United States

In 1976, comic book legend Jack Kirby sent Captain America traveling through time in a brief history of the United States that reads like a cross between Howard Zinn and Jill Lepore.