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Since the beginning of time, humans have dreamed of superheroes.

Look, up in the sky, it's a bird.

It's a plane.

It's Superman.

The ancient Greeks told countless stories of the Almighty Gods.

They believed some mortal-born heroes, like Ariadne,

could be elevated to all-powerful Godhood

by a process of apotheosis.

Scandinavian folklore and Norse mythology used the idea of

superpowers during the Viking Age as they created super humans like Thor who protected

humanity from evil with this hammer.

If we do nothing they will destroy us.

You even think about portraying him?

I'll kill you.

Since Lee Drake developed the first modern superhero,

Mandrake The Magician in 1934,

Superhero comic books, movies, and merchandise have taken the world by storm.

Every day, people around the world dream of magically gaining superhuman strength. Of obtaining the powers of animals.

Of obtaining the powers of animals.

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