Source: giantbomb.com

3. Brother Power the Geek

We all love Captain America, right? And as a result, have the deserved amount of respect for his co-creator Joe Simon? Well, the thing is, not EVERYTHING Joe Simon created was as great as Steve Rogers.

So let's talk about Brother Power the Geek. Brother Power was a mannequin in an abandoned store that had been taken over by hippies. We are off to a GREAT start. One of the hippies, named Paul Cymbalist (I DON'T KNOW, OKAY?), dressed the mannequin in his blood soaked clothes after a fight. Then, when it was struck by lightning, it came to life and gained super powers. Because comic books.

Brother Power, as he christened himself, had a series of misadventures, one of which involved running for US Congress, because OF COURSE THAT HAPPENED. Eventually though, he was framed for sabotage and Governor Ronald Reagan had him shot into space. Yeah, GOVERNER. That's how long ago these comics were written and released.

I will say though that, although I raised the Captain America parallel as a joke, it's interesting to view Brother Power as embodying the spirit of the sixties in the same way Cap did for the forties. Say what you will about Joe Simon, guy knew how to write a decade.