United Nations comics

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The UN has announced they’re teaming up with Marvel Comics to publish a free comic book showing superheroes working alongside of UN officials to solve real world problems. They’re appealing to children – initially it’s going to be given to one million U.S. school children. Fair Game’s Matt Pack spoke to the BBC’s Thomas Lane to ask why.

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