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Super hero created for special-needs boy

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    Hearing-impaired New Hampshire boy inspires Marvel Comics super hero

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But you don't -- where.

-- -- -- He might like your average four year old where anti Smith has an Alter ego and it's gaining a lot of attention.

Who's your favorite superhero.

-- -- -- This is blue -- and he's Anthony's favorite because he's the inspiration behind the superheroes creation they'd made a little ear right after you what do you think.

Yeah and good.

It was born with a chromosomal disorder that left him with several abnormalities.

One of them being hearing loss he has no right ear and only partial hearing in his left.

But when he started wearing this hearing aid that he calls -- year.

Things started looking up.

He began talking attending school overcoming his limitations.

So you can imagine his mother's heart break about three weeks ago.

When he said he didn't want to Wear anymore he considered similar careers in his mother's quest to keep his hearing aid in she email Marvel Comics in New York City.

The next day they -- through this comic book cover featuring -- talk time and not us.

You're and this is -- When you hear me and even America.

-- then drew up this cover showing Antony and Hawkeye teaming up but it was this one showcasing blue here wearing hearing aid.

That really gave Anthony power and that receive that.

Because that encouraged -- -- keep this hearing aid in but use -- to do great things.

Just like a real superhero.

Car.

Try and help them.

Ball -- when you have this kind of thing which suddenly makes him want to waiting room to feel good about it.

It's amazing.

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