Social networks of comic book characters

Researchers map the social network of comic book characters: “A closer look reveals the Marvel Universe’s artificiality… The Marvel network is only very weakly clustered – about 1.5 times more than a random network.”

Who’s the most central hero in comic book history? Captain America.

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