Greatest comic book heroes

Why were comic books always more interesting to us kids than schoolbooks? Could it be that we just couldn't identify with the real-life heroes like Churchill, Einstein, or Gagarin?

5. Charlie Brown

Now there was a cartoon character you could really identify with.

4. Marv

New age, new values, new moral, new heroes... and a whole new kind of artwork.

3. Batman

Ok, guys, hands up everyone who had a toy Batmobile as a kid. I know, it was the best!

2. Asterix

Brilliant humour for children and grown-ups alike. Uderzo is a master illustrator, and René Goscinny was a genius.

1. Tarzan

Great story, great characters, great location. My top five Tarzan artists: 1. Russ Manning, 2. Joe Kubert, 3. Burne Hogarth, 4. Ruben Moreira, 5. The rest of them.