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Ron Paul's Favorite Super-Hero?

December 12, 2007 8:56 PM by Justin Ptak | Other posts by Justin Ptak | Comments (5)

ComicMix asks the question.

"My favorite comic book superhero is Baruch Wane, otherwise known as Batman, in The Batman Chronicles. "The Berlin Batman," #11 in the series by Paul Pope, details Batman's attempts to rescue the confiscated works of persecuted Austrian economist, Ludwig von Mises, from Nazi Party hands.

“Batman's assistant Robin writes in the memoirs, "[Mises] was an advocate of individual liberty, free speech, and free thinking... and so, should I add, the Berlin Batman." Batman, a Jew in hiding in Nazi Austria, was willing to risk his life for the sake of the promulgation of freedom, and I find this to be super-heroic."

Comments (5)

  • IMHO

  • Thank you, Justin, for posting that information.

  • Published: December 13, 2007 4:11 PM

  • Michael Stoddard

  • Please Please find a way to post this "Favorite Comic Book Character" on YouTube

    Mike

  • Published: December 13, 2007 8:35 PM

  • SouthernHero

  • All Super Heroes are libertarians. They all solve problems apart from the state; it's a great thing. (Working on an essay to that effect...)

  • Published: December 14, 2007 9:08 AM

  • Luis Ramirez

  • Never thought about it, but it´s 100% true. All superheroes are libertarian. As an interesting fact on the side, notice that no matter how difficult the problem at hand is, there is never any official, public servant backing the superhero up. He´s always summoned on demand any never actually asks for any help. That´s why comic books are such great learning tools for kids.

  • Published: December 14, 2007 5:35 PM

  • ww

  • ok
    !!!
    反应釜
    除尘器
    化工机械
    电加热器

  • Published: December 15, 2007 12:27 AM

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