Move over Batman and Robin! Buzz off Superman! Get lost Wonder Woman! The Troy Public Library Superheroes are taking over!

The Troy library was the gathering place Thursday for a new group of superheroes who are out to make the world a better place and by whatever means it takes – by the power of the big fists or the over-powering of love.

Teresa Colvin, TPL children’s librarian, invited superhero wannabes to stretch their imaginations and come up with ideas for superheroes that no one else has thought about and join the library’s gang of new superheroes.

“The ‘Create Your Own Superhero’ costume contest allowed kids to show their creativity, win prizes and be declared the most awesome superhero in Troy or Pike County, Colvin said. “For the contest, we were looking for creativity, boldness and something you don’t see every day and we got it.”

Colvin said she was very impressed with, not only the costumes, but also the powers that the newly created superheroes possessed.

Tessa Suell was Insulin Girl, whose mission it was to go all around the country and cure the many people who have diabetes.

“Insulin Girl has fingers that are syringes and she can give people their shots any time they need them,” Tessa said. “I have animals that go with me to help me find the insulin I need to help to cure people of diabetes. I have antiseptic wipes pinned on my pants to keep people from getting infections when they get insulin shots.”

Some Superheroes are part human and part robot. James Thompson’s superhero, Robotic, was half robot. The robot has many kinds of superpowers and can fight off any trouble that comes around. But the half of Robotic that’s human usually has to depend on its robotic half to save the day.

Hunter Coppage became Ghost Boy when he took a dare.

“My friend dared me to go in a haunted house and go in the basement,” Hunter said. “It was dark and I fell down the stairs and landed in some ectoplasm and blacked out.”

When Hunter woke up the ectoplasm and given him superpowers.

“I could fly, walk through walls and move stuff with my mind. I decided to fight crime with my powers. That’s how I became Ghost Boy.

Owen Fleming said The Accelerator was once a scientist and is now a pedal to the metal kind of superhero.

The Accelerator got his powers when the super speed serum he was testing exploded.

“The serum got on him and gave him the power of super speed,” Owen said. “He was faster than his biggest arch nemesis, Dr. Fist, and he became the hero in New York City and Troy.”

Aadi Patel said his superhero, Diamond Man, was, once upon a time, a kid who lived in New York City.

“Every afternoon he went in a mine. One day he found a diamond,” Aadi said. “When he picked it up, suddenly, he was a superhero. He had super strength and a super punch. One day someone was surrounded by sharks. Diamond Man punched out all the sharks, “Ka-pow! Boom! Bam! He saved New York City.”

Alaina Bateman was Viper Girl and the way it happened was that Alaina went to Viper City orphanage when she was three years old.

“I was the only girl in the orphanage that could do snake talk,” Alaina said. “I looked up on the computer how to be a superhero. In college, I was named Viper Girl because I was the only one that could talk to snakes. The principal spoke ocean. The science teacher spoke butterfly and my friend spoke ogre. My super skills are flying, controlling snakes and snake talk.

Lillian Thompson is a sweet, kind superhero that only wants to do good things for people. She is always ready and willing to help. Her red, silk cape can puff and fly her anywhere in the world in just a few minutes. So help is always on the way.

Book Boy was a boy who loved to read. One day while he was browsing the Troy Public Library, he found a book about superheroes.

“He found a page that seemed very special,” Kelton Coppage said. “When he read the words, he passed out. When he woke up, he realized he had superpowers. He could find any book in the world with his mind. He could read it at lightning speed. Book Boy spends his time teaching kids to read.”

Carl Knight is Captain Salvation.

“God gave me this gift and I thank God for it because he is so good to me,” Carl said. “He gave me the gift to be nice and to help. He gave me a house and food and clothes and toys. God gave me a family and friends. So I want to use my powers to find houses for homeless people and food for them.”

Carmen Wilson created a superhero named “Super Rainbow.”

“Super Rainbow has the power to make lots of rainbows,” Carmen said. “All of her super rainbows will be in the sky to share God’s promise with the world that a flood with not destroy the whole wide world.”

Little Vadantika Patel was the youngest superhero. She came as a little angel and behaved as such. However, she got all of her superpowers from her mom so she stayed close.

Colvin expressed her appreciation to all of the newly created superheroes and wished them all success on their missions to make the world a better place.

“And, the world will be a better place because these super kids are in it,” she said.