10-31-2014, 01:32 AM
Why are super heroes so popular. Reminds us of ancient gods, making physically weak feel strong, and powerless more powerful, (it's something I think about). The first comic featuring a superhero, was(as far as I can tell), a victorian penny dreadful. He started as a villian.![[Image: 2547861-0_spring_heeled_jack9.jpg]](http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_small/12/120930/2547861-0_spring_heeled_jack9.jpg)
'The folkloric Spring Heeled Jack came to be featured in a series of Penny Dreadfuls, first as a villain, then as a crime-fighter with a disguise, secret lair, and gadgets, hallmarks of superheroes.' But they become particularly popular when society as a whole feels anxious; social, economic, power status changes. ![[Image: spring-heeled-jack-main-107663.jpg]](http://media.comicbook.com/uploads1/2014/09/spring-heeled-jack-main-107663.jpg)
'The folkloric Spring Heeled Jack came to be featured in a series of Penny Dreadfuls, first as a villain, then as a crime-fighter with a disguise, secret lair, and gadgets, hallmarks of superheroes.' But they become particularly popular when society as a whole feels anxious; social, economic, power status changes.