The image of the superhero The real truth about Superman / Mark Waid Heroes and superheroes / Jeph Loeb and Tom Morris The Crimson Viper versus the Maniacal Morphing Meme / Dennis O'Neil Superhero revisionism in Watchmen and The dark knight returns / Aeon J. Skoble The existential world of the superhero God, the Devil, and Matt Murdock / Tom Morris The power and the glory / Charles Taliaferro and Craig Lindahl-Urben Myth, morality, and the women of the X-men / Rebecca Housel Barbard Gordon and moral perfectionism / James B. South Batman and friends / Matt Morris The Fantastic Four as a family / Chris Ryall and Scott Tipton Comic-book wisdom / Michael Thau
Superheroes and moral duty
Why are superheroes good? Comics and the Ring of Gyges / Jeff Brenzel
Why should superheroes be good? / C. Stephen Evans
With great power comes great responsibility / Chistopher Robichaud
Whay be a superhero? Why be moral? / C. Stephen Layman
Superman and Kingdom come / Felix Tallon and Jerry Walls
Identity and superhero metaphysics
Questions of identity / Kevin Kinghorn
Identity crisis / Richard Hanley
What's behind the mask? /Tom Morris.
