In the Marvel Comics universe, the character of Magneto is notorious for being one of the most powerful, radical, mutant-rights activists. But have you ever wondered about the Auschwitz identification number tattooed on his arm in the X-Men comic books or movies?

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High school can “make you” or it can be a battle of biblical proportions. Both are true in Ariel Schrag’s graphic novels Potential and Awkward and Definition, published by Simon & Schuster. The final book in the series, Likewise, chronicling the author’s senior year of high school, is scheduled to be released next spring.

On a secret island somewhere in the Pacific, an army of evil androids is about to launch a massive robot missile with a chip on its shoulder -- the Forget-Me-Chip -- that will destroy Jewish memories and identities worldwide. The countdown has already begun. Can evil be stopped before it's too late? This looks like a job for...

Superman? Feh.