The Comic Book Periodic Table of the Elements

Professors John Selegue and James Holler at the University of Kentucky Department of Chemistry have created a fun and interesting website that uses comic books to teach about every element in the periodic table. The element references come from popular comic book series like DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Walt Disney. The site is intended to combine education and popular entertainment. Just click on any element in the table on the homepage, and you'll be taken to a page of comics that reference that element. The element mercury is referenced in the comic at right from the 1962 edition of Showcase as well as several other comics from the era, including a comic called Metal Men.