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Mark Peters is a freelance writer from Chicago. He writes jokes on Twitter and is a columnist for Visual Thesaurus and McSweeney's. He is the author of "Bullshit: A Lexicon."

Phyllis Coates; Margot Kidder as Lois Lane

From “sob sister” to badass: Lois Lane’s long, amazing journey out of Superman’s shadow

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Lex Luthor, Donald Trump (Reuters/Brian Snyder/Wikimedia/Pete Woods/Salon)

Donald Trump, supervillain? Here are 8 evil comic book presidents who resemble the GOP front-runner

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Ben Affleck as Batman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (Warner Bros. Entertainment)

What if Batman wasn’t a jerk? The Dark Knight should be more like Yoda, less like Kylo Ren

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Jon Bernthal in "Daredevil" (Netflix)

“Daredevil” makes the case against war: Underneath his gun-happy surface, the Punisher is a powerful symbol of the horrors of combat

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Donald Trump (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today

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(Marvel)

The best comics of 2015: With Islamophobia rearing its ugly head, we need “Ms. Marvel” now more than ever

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(Touchstone)

The Shakespeare of Marvel comics: “Just as [Stan] Lee’s writing humanized superheroes in the 1960s, this book humanizes Lee”

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Grant Gustin in "The Flash," Charlie Cox in "Daredevil" (The CW/Netflix)

The Flash vs. Daredevil: Who’s the best new superhero on TV?

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From Spider-Gwen to “The Multiversity”: The best comics of 2014

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(DC Comics)

The spandex-clad undead: Why comics love ridiculous resurrections

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How “Archie” went from dull to daring: The world’s tamest comic series is now our most groundbreaking

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Cover art of "Rocket Raccoon #1" (Marvel Comics)

Why science fiction comics are better than sci-fi movies

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J. Jonah Jameson (marvel.wikia.com)

The worst journalists in comics: How The Daily Bugle became a parody of Fox News

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A detail from the cover of "Saga Chapter Twenty" (Image Comics)

Every parent should read this comic book

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Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, and Richard Kind in "Gotham" (Fox)

How “Gotham” won me over: A lifelong Batman obsessive on Fox’s new series

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Superman (DC Comics)

Comic book characters who fought cancer

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Captain America is sworn in as President of the United States in "The Ultimates" (Marvel)

Would you elect someone named “The Smiler”? The scariest comic book presidents

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Axe Cop (Dark Horse Books)

From murderous detectives to evil space police: The worst cops in comics

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Batman (DC Comics, Inc.)

Is Batman the world’s worst dad? The most disastrous comic book parents

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The most absurd scientific explanations for comic book superpowers

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When Superman and Wonder Woman had sex in the sky: The hottest comic book romances

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From “Scalped” to “Thief of Thieves”: The most engrossing crime comics in history

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If you like the new TV drama “Manhattan,” you’ll love this darkly hilarious comic about the atomic bomb

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(Image Comics)

From Pizza Dog to Vincent Van Goat, the best comic book pets

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