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[LOLtron]

Pretty awesome story about how Marvel Comics helped a kid come to terms with his disability.

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For all those who think that comic book companies don't have souls, check out what Marvel did for Anthony Smith, a four year old boy with a genetic disorder that severely affected his hearing.  Smith's mother emailed Marvel explaining that the boy refused to wear his "Blue Ear" hearing aid as no superheroes wore them.

Bill Rosemann, Marvel editor extraordinaire, replied to Smith that Hawkeye, the famed Marvel archer, did in fact have hearing issues and sent the four year old a cover featuring Hawkeye with the hearing aid on.  

However, Marvel didn't stop there.  In the following weeks, Marvel sent Anthony two drawings of him as Blue Ear, a new superhero designed by the Marvel team.  Marvel even gave the superhero catchphrases such as "When DANGER makes a sound, the Blue Ear answers the call."

All in all, a pretty cool gesture from the House of Ideas.   

Source: Concord Monitor
Written or Contributed by: ThanosCopter


http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/comics-news/19519-introducing-blue-ear-marvels-newest-superhero.html/

[BlueStreak]

As someone with hearing disabilities, I think this story's awesome. I also totally forgot that Hawkeye is(was?) deaf.

[Doc Jon]

Huh. Very cool.

[TROY]

That is pretty cool.

[Log-Man]

Very cool. Even Bubba's gotta like this

[e_galston]

As someone with hearing disabilities, I think this story's awesome. I also totally forgot that Hawkeye is(was?) deaf.

he was but when he came back from Heroes Reborn he was no longer deaf as Franklin didn't know he was deaf, and he just recreated people how he remembered them.

[Gladiator X]

That's pretty sweet.

[doombug]

As someone with hearing disabilities, I think this story's awesome. I also totally forgot that Hawkeye is(was?) deaf.

see as someone else with hearing issues, I think that's why Clint has always been one of my favorite heroes.

[sdsichero]

Very cool. Even Bubba's gotta like this

No, that guy's a monster.

Just kidding Bubba.

Cool story.

[misac]

That's really cool.

[Eli Katz]

Very classy move on Marvel's part.

[sdsichero]

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/05/marvel-bullpen-assembles-to-help-mom-and-her-hearing-impaired-son/

[Chesscub]

At least he wasn't created because he didn't eat his waffles cause a hero called the Blue Waffle would be just wrong.

[Psivage]

Very cool. Even Bubba's gotta like this

I bet he is going to call the kid lazy.

[Timbales]

pandering, making a deaf hero just to fill a quota