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Marvel Creates Deaf Superhero So Little Boy Will Wear His Hearing Aid

Marvel Comics has a new character with a unique inspiration — a little boy. Four-year-old comic book fan Anthony Smith was born without a right ear and only partial hearing in his left. He needs the help of a hearing aid. But one morning he woke up and told him mum he didn’t want to wear it anymore. Why? Because superheroes don’t wear hearing aids, he declared.


August 14, 2011
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5 Stealth Tools To Turn You Into A Street Superhero

It’s a scary world out there. Fires in London. War overseas. Cane toads in Queensland. At the end of the day, you need to keep yourself safe. But how do you do that without drawing too much attention to yourself?