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A Comics Guide to How to Spend Your Valentine’s Day

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Yes, it’s nearly Valentine’s Day again. A day of slightly awkward romance for some, a harbinger of loneliness for others. But if it’s not a day you’re looking forward to, don’t despair: superheroes can teach us a lot about love—what to do, and more often, what not to do. Here’s a tough-as-nails superhero’s take on how to cope with the mushiest of holidays.

1. Hang with friends…

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
The Fantastic Four (unreleased) 1994

2. …but choose them carefully. 

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
DC Comics, World’s Finest Comics #97, Oct 1958

3. Dress to impress. 

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
Tower Comics, Thunder Agents #6, July 1966

4. Go on a date with someone whose online dating profile looks like this: 

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
Marvel, Thor #1, July 1998

5. But who actually looks like this—

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
Marvel, Web of Spider-Man #47, 1989

6. —and takes you on the date from hell—

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
Marvel, The Uncanny X-Men #145, May 1981

7. —requiring a quick escape.

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero Image Comics, The Walking Dead #1 (variant cover), Oct 2003

8. Which brings out a lot of frustrations. 

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero Photo by The Conmunity—Pop Culture Geek

8. But do not under any circumstances text your ex—

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
DC Comics, Lois Lane #52, Oct 1964
9. —even if you feel like this.
How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
DC Comics, Girls’ Love Stories #159, May 1971

10. And don’t be like Trina.

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
DC Comics, Girls’ Love Stories #148, Jan 1970

11. Just remember that above all else, superheroes stick together. 

How to Spend Valentines Day Like a Superhero
Photo by Karah Levely-Rinaldi

 

 

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