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Author Terrace, Vincent, 1948-

Title Crime fighting heroes of television : over 10,000 facts from 151 shows, 1949-2001 / Vincent Terrace
Published Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 218 pages)
Contents The A-Team -- Acapulco H.E.A.T. -- The Adventures of Sinbad -- The Adventures of Superboy (pilot) -- The Adventures of Superman -- The Adventures of Superpup (pilot) -- Airwolf -- Alias -- The Amazing Spider-Man -- Angel -- Automan -- The Avengers -- Batgirl (pilot) -- Batman -- BeastMaster -- The Bionic Woman -- Black Scorpion -- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century -- Buffy, the Vampire Slayer -- Captain America (pilot) -- Captain Midnight -- Captain Nice -- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons -- Captain Video and His Video Rangers -- C.A.T. Squad (pilot) -- Chameleon in Blue (pilot) -- The Champions -- Charmed -- Cleopatra 2525 -- Command 5 (pilot) -- Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe -- Conan -- Condor (pilot) -- Dangerous Curves -- Dare Devil (pilot) -- Dark Angel -- Dark Avenger (pilot) -- Dark Justice -- The Dragon (pilot) -- The Dream Team -- 18 Wheels of Justice -- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl -- Exo-Man -- The Flash -- Flash Gordon -- Forever Knight -- Freedom -- The Gemini Man -- Generation X (pilot) -- Ghost Writer -- The Great Merlini (pilot) -- The Greatest American Hero -- The Green Hornet -- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys -- Here Comes Tobor (pilot) -- Highlander -- Highlander: The Raven -- The Highwayman -- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Series -- Human Target -- Hunter (1968) -- I-Man (pilot) -- I Spy -- The Immortal -- The Infiltrator (pilot) -- Invincible (pilot) -- The Invisible Avenger (pilot) -- The Invisible Man (1958) -- The Invisible Man (1975) -- The Invisible Man (2000)
Summary Superheroes and characters who fight crime by extraordinary means have populated the television airwaves from the beginning. This broad-ranging reference contains a trove of information on shows featuring such characters as Superman and Black Scorpion to programs like The A-Team and Knight Rider. Regular police and detective shows have been excluded. Alphabetical entries on 125 network, cable and syndicated series broadcast from 1949 to 2001, plus 26 pilot films, deliver information about story premises, characters, and myriad elements that add flavor and interest to the shows, as well as cast listings and broadcast data. A handy index of performers is included as well as appendices listing the crime fighting superheroes and machines that appear in the programs
Notes Includes index
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Subject Action and adventure television programs -- United States -- Catalogs
Crime on television.
Heroes on television.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Action and adventure television programs
Crime on television
Heroes on television
Kriminalfilm
Held Motiv
Fernsehen
Geschichte 1949-2001.
United States
Genre/Form Catalogs
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780786484454
0786484454