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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...radio personality, they’re necessary for the Southern Avenger; they move him beyond radio and into the realm of mascot. In hiding his identity, the mask creates a new one. The spandex not only makes the Southern Avenger look like Spider-Man: it gives him some superhero invincibility...

Author: By Francesca M. Mari, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Seeking the Avenger | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

...Since launching its colossally successful Spider-Man franchise in 2002, the movie studio has racked up at least $1 billion in North American box office revenues annually, even in years when the web-spinning superhero was on a hiatus. That streak was in jeopardy last year after a string of pricey flops (Remember Lords of Dogtown, Stealth and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo?). Although Sony wound up hitting the $1 billion mark, it sank to third in the year-end rankings, putting it out of the top two places for the first time in the Spider-Man era. "Last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sony Pictures Rebounds | 11/21/2006 | See Source »

...regard, though as the author of “A Short History of Nearly Everything,” I suppose Bryson should know. Either way, it is funny to imagine the over-weight, middle-aged Bryson putting on this sweater and running around the yard pretending to be a superhero...

Author: By Alexander B. Fabry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BY ITS COVER: Thunder Rolls | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

...FACE It's impossible to say what Allah looks like, but the Koran is said to reveal his 99 attributes (often referred to as his 99 names, such as "the Majestic" and "the Timeless"). Each is embodied in a different superhero in a new comic-book series called The 99, created by a Kuwaiti-born entrepreneur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Gotta Have Faith | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

...addition to the SLAM and HIPJ activists, three “informally affiliated” protestors entered the Gordon Track and Tennis Center—the site of the career forum—in plain clothes, but changed into superhero costumes once inside. Clad as superheroes, the students attempted to enlist in the armed forces to protest its ban on openly gay soldiers...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Military Presence Sparks Protest | 10/1/2006 | See Source »

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