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Wonder Women of History

Wonder Women of History and its replacement Marriage à la Mode appeared in early Wonder Woman comic books, reflecting the shifting cultural norms in the U.S. during and after World War II.

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Reacting to the Past

Red Dead’s History

Teaching Bob Dylan

Drawn to Home

Teaching with the Beatles

Now What?!

The Marvel Age of Comics

The Fantastic Four Meet the Beatles

Benjamin “Thing” Grimm and Johnny “Human Torch” Storm of the Fantastic Four get caught up in Beatlemania the year after the Fab Four arrived in New York City and conquered America.

Green Arrow and His Times

Green Arrow: The Dakota Access Pipeline

The Green Arrow: Rebirth comic book series included a two-issue story arc based on real world protests at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation against the construction of an oil pipeline.

Comic Books and the Real World

Star Trek: Threads of Destiny

Actress Nichelle Nichols met civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1967 while her Star Trek character Lieutenant Nyota Uhura had a similar encounter in a February 2026 comic book.