This week join Jonathan as he flies solo through the sparse history of superheroes on television during the 1980s. Why did so many TV representations reinterpret the Superman archetype while late ’80s comic books were deconstructing it? What was Jerry O’Connell doing reading comic books? What does Dean Martin have to do with TV superheroes anyway? Take the slow long ride through ’80s TV heroes as we collectively wait for 1989’s Batman feature film.
- The Greatest American Hero (1981-1983)
- The Greatest American Hero with characters Pam Davidson and Bill Maxwell
- cast of The Misfits of Science (1985) including Jennifer Holmes
- Misfits of Science (1985) title card
- cast of The Misfits of Science (1985)
- John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk from season 1
- The two actors who played Superboy: (l) John Haymes Newton and (r) Gerard Christopher
- Mr. Mxyzptik (Michael J. Pollard) and Superboy (Gerard Christopher)
- Derek McGrath and Jerry O’Connell on the cover of TV Guide
- Jerry O’Connell in My Secret Identity (1988-1991)
- Christopher Bolton, Jerry O’Connell, and Derek McGrath
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