The regular claims that superhero stories are a kind of ‘modern mythology’ almost never account for the fact that these are corporate-owned characters, fiercely protected. In 2014, DC Entertainment refused at first to let the Superman logo be used on the gravestone of a murdered five-year-old boy. The American Bar Association wrote that DC’s ‘aggressive policing’ echoes Batman’s own crime-fighting, and that ‘no one is immune, even deceased children.’
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