The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History

Published in 2015 by Quirk Books, The League of Regrettable Superheroes emerged from a growing cultural interest in the quirky, overlooked margins of Golden Age comic history. Author and designer Jon Morris compiled these profiles to celebrate the eccentric and often bizarre characters that populated the comic book boom of the late 1930s and 1940s, a period when publishers were scrambling to capitalize on the success of Superman with an endless stream of costumed crusaders.

The book serves as a curated archive of creative desperation and ambition, highlighting characters like The Eye, Captain Tootsie, and Squirrel Girl. Morris, who also provided the editorial direction and design, focused on the charm of these characters' failure rather than mockery, positioning the work as a love letter to the creative risks taken by forgotten writers and artists. It was widely praised by critics for its thorough research and accessible, appreciative tone toward the history of the medium.