being a hero doesn't pay much

[archersangel]

for some reason my brother brought up buffy (the vampire slayer) working at some fast food place. he thought it was an undercover thing until i corrected him that she did it because she needed the money. (i won't spoil as to why) then he said; "every superhero isn't bruce wayne." which got me to thinking; what are the day jobs of superheroes?
the big ones (batman, superman) everyone knows, but what about the others? i looked these up on wikipedia (i know, not the best source) & are the comic book canon.


superman/clark kent--reporter for the daily planet

batman/bruce wayne--billionaire

spider-man/peter parker--first a high school teacher, then a freelance photographer

daredevil/matt murdock--lawyer (in the movie he does a lot of pro bono work, so who know how well he does money-wise. i don't know if it the same in the comic world)

elektra/elektra natchios (seems to go back & forth between good and bad)--assassin

wonder woman/diana prince--in the '60 the character owned "a mod boutique" in the tv show she was secretary to major steve trevor

iron man/tony stark--industrialist(a very wealthy one it appears)

the hulk/bruce banner--physicist

professor x/charles xaiver--came from a wealthy family, but worked as a geneticist and psychologist.
i don't feel like looking up the dozens of x-men, but appears that xaiver supports them. "the least he can do, considering they risk their lives on his orders." my brother said. (but i recall that beast/henry mccoy is a biochemist & jean gray is a doctor of some sort. geneticist, i think)

green lantern:
there have been several; the first, alan scott was a railroad engineer. next was hal jordan who was a test pilot. john stewart was an architect. guy gardner; a social welfare caseworker, dealing with prison inmates and their rehabilitation. later he was a teacher for children with disabilities. Kyle Rayner was a freelance graphic artist.


this barely scrapes the surface of "superheros" there's the avengers group, the fantastic 4, the teen titans & i forget how many others. not to mention all of the "super villains."

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[onyxlynx]

Um, Peter Parker was a high school student, then a college student. (I've lost track; has he gotten his degree yet?)

(I used to know stuff like this. DC and Marvel.)

[archersangel]

well, according to wikipedia (i know it's not the best source)

"Over the years, the Peter Parker character has developed from shy high school student to troubled but outgoing college student to married high school teacher to, in the late 2000s, a single freelance photographer, his most typical adult role"

[onyxlynx]

Ah. Well, it has been a while.

The comic strip, which still runs in a few papers, still has him married.