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Subject: Re: Why Do All Superheroes Need Secret Identities?
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On 2024-05-11 08:40:04 +0000, Mr Tom Huddleston said:

> Throughout the history of superheroes secret Identities were a core
> staple of the genre. Clark Kent and Superman, Bruce Wayne and Batman,
> and Peter Parker and Spider-Man, but in today's modern superhero
> landscape all that has fallen by the wayside.  The MCU  has effectively
> done away with the concept of the 'secret identity'. So, now that that
> core idea is being phased out... what does that mean for the genre as a
> whole? Will it survive another hundred years without this element? Only
> time will tell.
> 
> https://youtu.be/rGrnqlo49O4?si=IjNJD2G81oOwip_B

Secret identities haven't gone anywhere, although they may have become 
less mentioned / used in the stories. Batman is still Bruce Wayne and 
does Bruce Wayne things, etc.