I never really read superhero stuff as a kid.
It was a vicious cycle, though. The more gratification we found in our own geniuses, the more isolated we grew.
And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.
It was not a triumphal return. Home, as I had known it, was gone.
Grief takes many forms, including the absence of grief
When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books geared towards young adults.