Superhero comics Innocent" and the investigations of The Senate Subcommittee hearings on juvenile delinquency. Beginning in the 1950s, DC began publishing revised versions of their 1940s superhero characters such as The Flash and Green Lantern with more of a science fiction focus. Marvel Comics followed suit in the 1960s, introducing characters such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor, the X-Men and Iron Man who featured more complex personalities which had more dramatic potential. Superhero Comics became much more political and dealt with social issues such as the short-lived run of "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams and
Superhero comics the "Captain America" story arc of the superhero's political disillusionment by Steve Englehart. This was eventually supplanted by more sophisticated character driven titles of "The Uncanny X-Men" by Chris Claremont and John Byrne for Marvel and "The New Teen Titans" by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez for DC. Anti-Hero becomes popular with appearances of the Punisher, Wolverine, Ghost Rider and a 1980s revival of Daredevil by Frank Miller. Superhero Comics became darker with the release of landmark deconstructive works such as "Watchmen" and "The Dark Knight Returns", which led to many imitations. In the 1990s, Image Comics released successful new