RELATED: Agent Venom: 10 Things Fans Should Know About Flash Thompson Army after graduating from college and was stationed in Southeast Asia. While Flash was painted as a kind of jock/bully stereotype, he often was humanized by his not-so-great home life of being physically abused by his alcoholic father. He also was the founder of his high school’s Spider-Man Fan Club. The book is available on his website (signed), as well as on Amazon, and even as an audiobook.įlash Thompson was a classmate and often bullied Peter Parker. Military and in doing so shares his own experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom. On June 18, 2019, real-life veteran and comic book writer Jason Inman published his book titled “ Super Soldiers: A Salute to the Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought for Their Country.” The book takes a look at the many comic book characters who served in the U.S. RELATED: The 5 Best & 5 Worst Soldiers In Comics, Ranked Military often made them excellent superheroes and often leaders of their respective teams. Whether these characters gained powers through an experiment or an intergalactic energy ring, they often were chosen for their heroism both in and out of battle.

So much so that characters themselves would start as soldiers such as Steve Rogers and John Stewart.

But early comics were created right around the time when the United States joined World War II and often reflected the heroism of the brave soldiers overseas. Many of the characters achieve this with their alter egos, who often fight a different kind of battle like Clark Kent the journalist or Peter Parker the photographer. The world of comic book superheroes is often fantastical and larger than life but the best stories can still feel grounded.

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