For more than 75 years, superheroes have been fighting the good fight against evil in comic books, on radio and TV and in blockbuster movie franchises. <br />Today Superman, Batman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman are multi-billion-dollar global brands. <br />But the New York Historical Society has just opened an exhibition which traces the origins of superheroes back to more humble times in the Depression and World War 2. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Why comic superheroes were born in New York <br /> <br />For more than 75 years, superheroes have been fighting the good fight against evil in comic books, on radio and TV and in blockbuster movie franchises. <br />Today Superman, Batman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman are multi-billion-dollar global brands. <br />But the New York Historical Society has just opened an exhibition which traces the origins of superheroes back to more humble times in the Depression and World War 2.
