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Comic book wealth September 25, 2011 9:28 am TB

Somebody notices that in comic books, for the most part heroes inherit their wealth while villains earn it. Go figure.

It’s a pretty small and random sampling, and I think it breaks down a bit if you spread it out more.

Scrooge McDuck started out in Scotland as a shoe-shine boy.

  • That's easy! Superheroes are created by artists and writers, individuals who are by and large anti-business and anti-entrepreneurial, like all intellectuals. ... by ER 2011-09-25 14:17:01
    • Well, you're definitely on a roll! by TB 2011-09-25 15:18:33
      • ...just deconstructin' the subtext. by ER 2011-09-25 15:37:47
        • Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. by TB 2011-09-25 17:02:41
          • Cigar my ass. That was an exploding stogie, a real Tijuana surprise. You, of all people, didn't drag us all into ... by ER 2011-09-25 20:10:23
            • My goodness, aren't we sensitive. by TB 2011-09-25 20:32:11
              • Yeah, it's really annoying, isn't it? by ER 2011-09-25 20:39:01

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