By James Whiteson
Editor-in-chief Superworld Presents

To all Superworld Presents readers,

There have been several letters and emails sent to us here at Superworld Presents that pertain to the question of superhero sponsorship and registration. Well, as your editor-in-chief I will take this time to explain the idea behind and the structure of superhero registration.

Superhero registration first became law in 1974. There had been a boom in the amount of superheroes patrolling our cities and the government felt it necessary to have certain criteria to legally fight crime. To figure out the criteria for registration the government called on the few heroes who have served our country the longest and without stepping outside the boundary of the law. Nightghost, Liberty Flame, Freebird, Commander Falcon, Bombshell and of course King Power. This super committee met three times a week for five months to determine what it takes to be registered, and on November 11, 1974 the founding heroes publicly released the following criteria:

Any super powered individual that wants to join the ranks as a superhero must register with the government, which includes the codename they wish to take along with there real name and be submitted to and pass a background check.

Any super powered individual that wants to join the ranks as a superhero but wishes to keep there identity secret must have a superhero sponsor.

Back when superhero registration first came into act in 1974 the only superheroes eligible to sponsor an eligible candidate were those who created the criteria Nightghost, Liberty Flame, Freebird, Commander Falcon, Bombshell and King Power. But those noble heroes knew that they would never be around forever so they also came up with regulations for becoming a hero sponsor.

Any superhero that wishes to be a sponsor must:

Have five years of service as an active superhero.

Have been born on the planet Earth.

Have a spotless criminal record.

Be a non cybernetic sentient being.

Have been registered by the government or be able to trace there superhero sponsorship lineage to one of the original registration creators or to a government registered superhero by no more than five generations. Figure 1 shows an example.

All superhero sponsors are responsible for all criminal acts committed by there candidate for there first five years of service. So if any new hero breaks the law or becomes a villain the sponsoring hero is responsible for turning the candidate in or there standing as a sponsor will be revoked. Also any Super powered individual that fights crime or publicly displays there super abilities without registering will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Well I hope that clears things up for all you letter writers. Don't forget to keep reading.

James Whiteson
Superworld Presents editor-in-chief