Real life continues to get comic book weird

A comic book nerd won a city council seat — and was sworn in holding his Captain America shield

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
Washington Post Post Nation blog January 25 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/01/25/a-comic-book-nerd-won-a-city-council-seat-and-was-sworn-in-holding-his-captain-america-shield