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Superhero comics have taken on a more postmodern sensibility, in which they don't just show do-gooder vigilantes thwarting bank robberies and triumphing over evil.— Mania News Feed
And yet he has a very low self-esteem and feels that all these credentials won't impress an upcoming, small-time, rent-paying, sidekick, do-gooder model Kalpana— ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
As I stated to a nanny-state supporting do-gooder on another thread ...— Latest Articles
Though NBC is trying to make it clear that "Parks" is not an "Office" spin-off, Leslie is a lot like Dunder Mifflin's Michael Scott: She's a clueless, would-be do-gooder without much self-awareness.
"Dave" is Dave Lizewski, the high school-aged hero of "Kick-Ass," who finds jobs via his MySpace page like any good do-gooder.— Comic Book Resources

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