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- 1 2 Rechtshaffen, Michael (12 April 2018). "Inventive 'Sign Gene' chronicles derring-do of first deaf superheroes". Los Angeles Times .
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- ↑ "Quando il super eroe è sordo" (in Italian). Avvenire. 10 September 2017.
- ↑ "Emilio Insolera". 1 December 2009.
- ↑ "Hearing-impaired boy lives every kid's dream: becoming a superhero". CYCC . Retrieved 10 December 2017.