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David Lewkowich, Associate Professor, Department of Secondary Education, University of Alberta

When teachers in comic books get more than a thought bubble, watch out for an identity crisis

Strong feelings and hidden identities seem to be part of the teaching life in comics. ('Batman and the Outsiders'/DC Comics/ 6 January 1984)

Teacher characters in comics are almost as ubiquitous as flowing capes and tights — but they’re often relegated to the background of stories about the lives of students, like a piece of furniture or a potted plant.

As a familiar example, the teachers in Peanuts never appear in the panels but are only implied as distant voices, while even Snoopy is given the odd thought bubble. Teachers in comics therefore rarely have much of an inner world.

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