'Beefcake Heroes': Joe Phillips Brings Gay Superheroes Out Of The Closet (PHOTOS)

[Shadow]

Is nothing sacred? First... Martha Stewart comic books and now this crap? lol

It's common for superheroes like Batman, Superman and Spider-Man to have secret identities, but there has long been speculation in certain circles that they have other secrets as well.
The whispers began in 1954 when psychiatrist Dr. Fredric Wertham wrote "Seduction Of The Innocent," a book that alleged, among other things, that Wonder Woman was a lesbian and that Batman and Robin were gay lovers.
Although Wertham's allegations have been long been ridiculed by the comics community, some industry insiders like Joe Phillips see a gay subtext throughout the superhero genre.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0...y_Comic_Artist

[Missileman]

Is nothing sacred? First... Martha Stewart comic books and now this crap? lol

It's common for superheroes like Batman, Superman and Spider-Man to have secret identities, but there has long been speculation in certain circles that they have other secrets as well.
The whispers began in 1954 when psychiatrist Dr. Fredric Wertham wrote "Seduction Of The Innocent," a book that alleged, among other things, that Wonder Woman was a lesbian and that Batman and Robin were gay lovers.
Although Wertham's allegations have been long been ridiculed by the comics community, some industry insiders like Joe Phillips see a gay subtext throughout the superhero genre.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0...y_Comic_Artist

Uhhh...brightly colored tights...hmmm.

[Shadow]

Yeah...okay the bright colored tights were a bit much,I will agree. But Superman did also have the hot's for Lois Lane...Wonder Woman for Steve Trevor.

I have heard that the gay community identifies with characters like Clark Kent...because he had to hide who he really was. But trying to make him (and Wonder Woman etc) homosexual is kinda silly. Why don't they just create their own gay superheros?