More Superhero Dick Moves

by James Seidler

As the very funny website superdickery.com makes clear, if you were to gauge Superman's character by the many comic book covers he's starred on over the course of his career, it's pretty clear he's a dick. From allowing Lois to be abducted by aliens to forcing Jimmy Olsen to live in a rat-infested slum, the Man of Steel enjoys abusing his powers for his own sick pleasure. This revelation prompted us at FLYMF to take a look at the historical record to see what other dick moves may be lurking in other superhero's pasts. Here's what we found.

Superhero                Dick Move

Captain America     Endorsed George Wallace's "Segregation Now, Segregation Forever" platform in 1963.

Batman                    Molested three generations of Robins.

Aquaman                 Received stipend from Japanese government to help them conduct "whale research."

Green Lantern        Argued 1994 conviction for sexual tourism in the Phillipines was just a                                  "manifestation of his greatest weakness."

Wonder Woman      During radical period in 1970's, supplied Valerie Solanas with gun used to shoot Andy                                  Warhol.

Thor                         Alter-ego Don Blake head of skinhead group "White Brothers of the Apocalypse."

The Hulk                 Anything involving "smashing." Which is pretty much all that he does.  

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