How I use comic books as a learning tool in my social studies classroom

Marvel is a Pakistani-American superhero from New Jersey. She became Marvel's first lead Muslim superhero when she took over the Ms. Marvel comic book series in February 2014. Tim Smyth, a social studies teacher at Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania, has read comic books since he was a young boy. While he has taught for 15 years, it was only in the last two years that Smyth decided to integrate his passion for comic books into his classes. But now he says comic books and graphic novels are powerful vehicles to engage students in both history and current events.