Do What You Love: The Comic Book Hero | BusinessNewsDaily.com

James McLauchlin loves baseball and comics. And it was an idea he observed in a comic book that helped him find a way to get more deeply involved in the other.

McLauchlin, a sports writer who still dabbles in writing about Major League Baseball, wanted to find a way to help comic book creators in need. Inspired by an organization that offers financial aid to retired baseball players, he founded the not-for-profit Hero Initiative in 2000. To date, the organization has given more than $500,000 to comic book creators (artists, writers and letterers) in need.

"Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday's creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It's a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment," Hero Initiative's website says.

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