The definition of an icon is: A representation of an object or person, or that object or person may come to be regarded as having a special status as particularly representative of, or important to, or loved by, a particular group of people, a place, or a period in history.
My definition........These guys
Just a regular guy who can do the extraordinary...SPidey
The idea of what america is and should be.....Cap
Can give you a great lesson of what can be done just by facing your fears.... Bats
A true man of everyone who can do anything.......Sup
This is what superheroes are all about. They're ideals, embodiments of virtues. We get so caught up in making them "realistic" and "relevant" that we forget that superheroes are just that, super heroes.