Daniel Bergman grew up in O’Neill, Nebraska, buying comic books at the grocery store.
“It was hit or miss — if you had money, or if you could beg your parents,” he said.
Those superheroes stuck with Bergman through his college days at the University of Nebraska and into his career as a teacher. The powers, the costumes, the origins and the variety of story-telling techniques captivated him as graphic novels and blockbuster movies turned the crime-fighters into entertainment powerhouses.