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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 1:41 pm 
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Hearing-impaired New Hampshire boy inspires new Marvel Comics superhero

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A hearing-impaired New Hampshire boy is now a superhero.

Marvel Comics has created a superhero called "Blue Ear" in honor of Anthony Smith, a 4-year-old boy from Salem, N.H., who was born with a chromosomal disorder that left him with severe hearing loss.

The boy, who has no right ear and only partial hearing in his left, wears a blue hearing aid that has enabled him to speak and attend school.

But Anthony -- a devoted comic book fan -- told his mother three weeks ago that he was no longer wearing the device because "superheroes don't wear blue ears," Fox affiliate WFXT reported.

Alarmed by the boy's refusal, his mother, Christina D'Allesandro, emailed Marvel Comics in New York City, asking for assistance.

The comic book publisher sent D'Allesandro a picture the next day of "Hawkeye," a superhero who lost 80 percent of his hearing and wears aids. The company then sent an image of its newest creation, a character called "Blue Ear," who it said was named after the boy, according to the station.

"It's amazing," D'Allesandro said of the company's response. She said her son brought the comic book pictures to his pre-school, which prompted teachers to hold a superhero week.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/23/he ... uper-hero/

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I posted something about this yesterday. I think the whole thing is just great.


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Hanzo the Razor wrote:
I posted something about this yesterday. I think the whole thing is just great.

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All kids need heroes. This is a great story for Marvel.


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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 3:50 pm 
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Hanzo the Razor wrote:
I posted something about this yesterday. I think the whole thing is just great.

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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 4:16 pm 
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I'll be the first in line to damn Marvel when the Blue Ear movie makes a billion dollars and this kid doesn't receive squat.


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Hanzo the Razor wrote:
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Hanzo the Razor wrote:
I posted something about this yesterday. I think the whole thing is just great.

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Simpler Times.

I was just messing with you. Especially since it's the quote of the day at the top of the IMWAN page.

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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 6:13 pm 
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The fact that they say it's an uncomfortable headband makes me think it's a bone-conduction device. I'm currently contemplating getting a "Baha" - a Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid, where they put a titanium bolt behind your ear that a hearing aid snaps onto.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_anchored_hearing_aid

I'd bet dollars to donuts that this kid will be getting a Baha when he's older.

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This is a really heart warming story.

I teared up a little, but in a total manly way.

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