10 Important Life Lessons Comic Books Teach Us (In Elaborate Ways)

5. Never Underestimate People

Judging people by their appearances is something pretty much everyone does, if they're being honest with themselves. The world is such a superficial and judgemental place that it's all too easy to disregard people based on their appearance - they might not be, in your eyes, attractive enough to be a potential partner, experienced enough to do a job or big enough to pose a threat. However, that kind of attitude can get you in to a lot of trouble. Take Hit-Girl, for example. She's a girl of around eleven years old. If you saw her wandering around on her own, you'd see her as a vulnerable kid in need of help - and you'd be badly mistaken. She'd beat the living hell out of you if you crossed her. Take Billy Batson as another example. He's a young boy - around the same age as Hit-Girl - but with the uttering of a single word he becomes an adult superhero with powers on a par with Superman. Comics, therefore, teach you not to pre-judge people - and certainly not to underestimate them.