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A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wond | dG1fV1dXNU1OUmt1VVE
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00:00I was very small and I was always pushed around by bullies.
00:18And I thought, gee, wouldn't it be great if I was a mighty person?
00:23Instead of a poor kid, I imagine I'd like to be a rich playboy and fight crime at night.
00:30We'd never draw ourselves.
00:31What would inspire us to draw poor little guys?
00:37I felt that the world desperately needed a crusader, if only a fictional one.
00:45Uncover the history and discover the secret origin of DC Comics.
00:50Go behind the fiction.
00:52We love comic books because we think maybe if the conditions present themselves, we will be the hero of the moment.
01:00And beyond the legends of an American art form.
01:04Easy, miss.
01:05He said, gee, I love it. What do you call it? Maybe we'll call it the bath hyphenated man.
01:08I think a lot of these characters were special and different and unique.
01:11And I remember connecting to a lot of superheroes in that sense.
01:15I remember running at my hands in front of me pretending I was flying.
01:18These characters are going to be around forever.
01:22Up in the sky! Look!
01:23It's a thing!
01:24It's a plane!
01:25It's Superman!
01:27This is the extraordinary true story of the American visionaries.
01:31We all were kids from the Bronx.
01:33We were innocent, talented guys.
01:35Someone suggested, why don't we put out the flash again?
01:38Everyone looked at me.
01:39Who saw beyond what we were to who we could be.
01:43They're still around after all these decades because they have been allowed to evolve.
01:48A little fight, meow.
01:50I like that.
01:52And you're going to love me.
01:54Meow.
01:55Comic books are the dreams and aspirations of human beings.
01:59The best artist in the world and the best writer in the world,
02:03they will make the greatest piece of art in the world.
02:05And you know what you'll call it?
02:06You'll call it a comic book.
02:08Secret Origin, the story of DC Comics.
02:14Look for it on DVD and for download.
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