Superhero Spirituality 7 Life Lessons from Great Comic Book Teachers

Batman: We Can Make a Difference

Batman doesn't look much like he did in his "zap!" "pow!" days of the 1960s. This "Dark Knight" (opens July 19) skulks about Gotham City like a goth gone wild--a troubled soul, nursing enough angst to fill a bat cave. But despite his problems (and the fact that he can't even fly), Batman manages to crawl out of bed every day and fight for what's right.

"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me," Batman says in 2005's "Batman Begins." Even fractured people can make a difference.