Also in fifth grade, we studied superheroes. We read about the history of superheroes and comic books and so on. I don’t remember spending a lot of time on the subject. Perhaps it was just a week or two.

As part of this mini-course, each student created their own superhero. Mine was a patriotic fellow named “Terc” who turned into “Super Terc” from time to time. I have no idea where I got the name Terc from — it sounds suspiciously like “Herc”, Hercules nickname from the cartoon that I used to watch before school. Patrick’s superhero was a cross between a clown and Mr. T, complete with a giant head. Cammie’s was a cute little baby (“Super Baby”). Caleb (a tall, skinny kid who routinely wore camos) created a tall, skinny hero who routinely wore camos. Likewise, Carla created a superhero that looked just like Carla.

At the end of this little program we all had to create something that showed our understanding of the material (in other words, something that could be graded). I decided to make my own comic book.

For those of you who have put up with Shedeck week all week, here’s a little treat. At the end of this post you can read or download the entire comic book in PDF format. It’s six pages long (eight with the front and back cover). Technically the comic’s only five pages long — the last page was an ad for “Super Strip Action Figures”. Sadly, these were never available in stores.

Top Row: Super Baby/Cammie, Caleb, Bam (the bad guy), Patrick
Bottom Row: Terc/Rob, Carla, A Giant Duck.

I have no idea why there was a giant duck. It seems like he was someone’s partner, but the details are lost to time.

Shedeck_SuperHero_Comic.pdf (Click to open, or Right Click/Save As to save to your computer)