(Mental Floss) -- If you think comic book characters do amazing things in comic books, you won't believe what they can do off the page. For starters, Superman brought down the Ku Klux Klan, and Donald Duck raised ships from the ocean floor. 1. Superman defeats the Ku Klux Klan In the 1940s, "The Adventures of Superman" was a radio sensation. Kids across the country huddled around their sets as the Man of Steel leapt off the page and over the airwaves. Although Superman had been fighting crime in print since 1938, the weekly audio episodes fleshed out his storyline even further.
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Several comic book heroes have affected people in real life
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Superman battled the KKK in radio series "Clan of the Fiery Cross"
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Something created in Spider-Man comic inspires device that keeps people out of jail
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And Donald Duck blocked a scientist from getting a patent
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