Spider-Man To Work With the United Nations

The United Nations has long fantasized about trying to solve the world’s problems such as hunger, war, poverty and ethnic cleansing.  So far they have done pretty much nothing.  So why not get a fictional character with superpowers to solve the problem?

From MSNBC here:

He has fought against foes ranging from the Green Goblin to Doctor Octopus, but Spider-Man now faces an even more formidable challenge: improving the battered image of the United Nations.

In a move reminiscent of storylines developed during the World War II, the U.N. is joining forces with Marvel Comics, creators of Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk, to create a comic book showing the international body working with superheroes to solve bloody conflicts and rid the world of disease.

The comic, initially to be distributed free to 1 million U.S. schoolchildren, will be set in a war-torn fictional country and feature superheroes such as Spider-Man working with U.N. agencies such as Unicef and the “blue hats,” the U.N. peacekeepers.

If Superheroes want to solve the problems of a war-torn country, they should call in the US Military.  Otherwise they will have to stand around scratching their asses through their lycra-spandex suits just like real blue-helmet peace-keepers do.