Actually being an icon was kinda touched on in Animal Man #1. Buddy Baker became somewhat of an underground sensation with well for a lack of a better word, hipsters. Since he was in the movies and famous for being an animal based super hero people saw him as a animal rights icon. They wore shirts with him on it and all the other things do with symbols and icons. It was a little novel to have that be talked about and happen within an issue itself.
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