Why don't superheroes age?

Comic book, comic strip, and cartoon characters usually don't age . Look at Little Orphan Annie, the kids in "Peanuts", Alley Oop, Popeye, Dick Tracy, Betty Boop, etc . If these characters aged normally, the world of comics would be a much worse and much sadder place . read more

Comic book, comic strip, and cartoon characters usually don't age . Look at Little Orphan Annie, the kids in "Peanuts", Alley Oop, Popeye, Dick Tracy, Betty Boop, etc . If these characters aged normally, the world of comics would be a much worse and much sadder place . read more

Characters do age, but they don't do it in real time. Peter Parker has aged quite a bit over the years, but not even close to as much as he would have in real life. That's just one example. read more