The superhero genre in comic books can feel either daunting, juvenile, or both, particularly to serious researchers. Neither of these necessarily has to be true, especially given the wealth of story content with direct relevance to and opportunities for Graphic Medicine. The following is a growing gallery of covers to such works and the topic(s) they cover.
Updated 8/9/20
Green Lantern – drug addiction 
Spider-Man – drug addiction 
Savage She-Hulk – transfusions 
Death of Captain Marvel – cancer 
Iron Man – alcocolism 
Avengers – alcoholism 
Superman/Batman – cancer 
Superman – cancer 
Hawkeye – hearing loss 
Marvel Divas – cancer 
Thor – cancer 
Daredevil – cancer 
Dr. Strange – cancer 
Magnificent Ms. Marvel – rare diseases 
Dr. Strange – hospitals 
Unstoppable Wasp – bi-polar disorder 
Incredible Hulk – HIV/AIDS,
blood transfusions
Moon Knight – schizophrenia