Originally Posted by
Drops Of Venus
Comics don't really care about what's logical in real life, though. Many could argue the SHRA was entirely logical if superheroes existed in the real world, but in a work of fiction, it was never going to last because it would fundamentally change how superhero stories are told in the future, essentially erasing some classic concepts like secret identity. And underage people becoming heroes, despite how unrealistic it is, is also a classic comic book concept that I very much doubt is going away.
Marvel may not have the same history of sidekicks that DC has, but they absolutely have a lot of teen/young heroes that they have and will continue to push in the future. Some of the last decade's breakout starts came out of stories about underage heroes, like Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and Moon Girl. And not coincidentally, all three characters have relevant adaptions outside of comics already. Miles is the main character of an Oscar-winning animated film franchise. Kamala is getting her own live-action show in the MCU. Lunella is getting an animated show that will be directly produced by Disney. And they're underage heroes in all of those productions. Why would Marvel look at those fruitful characters and think: ''hey, you know what would be a good idea? To abolish the concept of underage heroes in the comics'', when the comics are exactly what made those characters successful in the first place? If anything, from a business perspective, they will want to KEEP TRYING to make more heroes like them happen, not the opposite. It doesn't matter if they don't have many teen books right now, because comics end and relaunch all the freaking time. By the time the next Spiderverse movie, the Ms. Marvel show and the Moon Girl show come out, I'm sure there will be plenty of other teen books that Marvel will be trying to push, and if they manage to turn some of them into relevant IP to use in other media and markets, it's a win for them, regardless of how much they sell in the american direct market of comics, which is really just a small slice of the Disney pie.