People will celebrate Father's Day this weekend. They will spend about $15 billion to show their great love for their father who has sacrificed so much (we know of some exceptions).

Comic book heroes still have great popularity. In 2017 alone, six superhero movies brought in more than $4 billion (US) at the box office. These movies raise a perplexing question. What draws such large crowds to these movies? People may have many answers, but could the real answer be that people need a superhero to help them with their problems that they can't solve.

Children view their dad as a superhero. They ha...