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The Silver Age In trying to get the comics back on track, DC had the idea of taking its greatest heroes of the 1940s and renewing them in more current versions. In Showcase Comics #4, 1956, they reintroduced The Flash. This flash was very different from its 1940 counterpart because it wore an elegant suit, it was younger, and when it was not fighting crime it worked for the police as a forensic scientist. With the new Flash hit, DC renewed more heroes like Green Lantern, Hawkman, Atom and Aquaman. These new heroes joined Wonder Woman and later Superman and Batman to form the Justice League of America, initiating the adventures of the great crossovers.

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All superheroes fought for the U.S. flag, but it wasn't until 1941 when a superhero appeared giving Hitler a left to jaw hook on his cover, that superhero was none other than Captain America. People loved this new hero, so much so, that he was the inspiration for many young people who signed up for the war during World War II. Its origin was very clear: the young Steve Rogers was a fragile and weak patriot who wanted nothing more than to serve his country. Rejected because of his physique, he entered top secret project Operation: Rebirth.

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With Superman's great success, DC wanted a new hero to follow. They hired Bob Kane to create the story and Bill Finger to provide the play. The new hero was "The Bat-Man," who made his historic debut on the pages of Detective Comics #27, 1939. The Bat-Man was a hero who, unlike Superman, had no powers, but he had many gadgets, including a hook gun, a tool belt, and shuriken weapons but his origin was much darker than Superman's: billionaire Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents killed when he was only eight years old. Wanting to avenge his death, he came to dominate all forms of martial arts and wore a black hood, a bat mask, and chose to fight crime at night on the streets of the city of Gotham. The Bat-Man (later changed to Batman) had almost the same cultural impact that Superman had previously achieved.

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