A “holiday” dreamed up by comic book creators to celebrate their favorite fantasy characters does not appear to be immune from political interference. It’s been 20-plus years since Marvel employees unleashed National Superhero Day upon the world. Based on a recent flurry of activity across the social mediasphere, it would appear that pols and activists, though somewhat late, are excited about joining the party. Hero Worship It's #NationalSuperheroDay so let's do this right pic.twitter.com/hUjFKg6w1N — Andrew Aydin (@andrewaydin) April 28, 2016 // <![CDATA[ var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; “March” co-author Andrew Aydin knows civil rights icon John Lewis of Georgia is the real deal . Sidekickin’ It Mighty Mitchell is a young superhero fighting for #CuresNow: https://t.co/lg9jNXpm7r Happy #NationalSuperHeroDay! pic.twitter.com/ygNvPZvxmw — Gus Bilirakis (@RepGusBilirakis) April 28, 2016 // <![CDATA[ var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; Florida Republican Gus Bilirakis is fine with getting the other guy’s back. The Distress Call On #NationalSuperheroDay, please support @BernieSanders- one of the few real superheroes fighting for us right now!! pic.twitter.com/douKliqJU7 — World For Bernie (@WorldForBernie) April 28, 2016 // <![CDATA[ var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; Fans of White House hopeful Bernard Sanders won’t back down . Vote or Die In honor of #NationalSuperheroDay, which free market hero would you be? — AFP (@AFPhq) April 28, 2016 // <![CDATA[ var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; These are worse than being able to calm jittery squirrels. A Wing and a Prayer It's #NationalSuperheroDay! Wishing @MarcoRubio would fly in and save our this election. Retweet if you agree! pic.twitter.com/e9Koz0q9gw — OnlyMarco2016 (@OnlyMarco2016) April 28, 2016 // <![CDATA[ var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; // ]]> var rcrdTwitter = 1; Breaking up is hard to do, right Sen. Rubio? Contact Rojas at warrenrojas@rollcall.com and follow him on Twitter @WARojas Get breaking news alerts and more from Roll Call on your iPhone or your Android.