by Herbie J Pilato
Like many a young geek in the making, I grew up loving superheroes, in comic book form, on TV or at the movies (although back in the day, all there was on the big-screen was Christopher Reeve’s tower presence in the Superman films).
On television, in particular, there was the live-action genius of Adam West as Batman; The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk, and Spider-Man (for a moment or two) in prime-time.
On Saturday mornings, with specific regard to animation (in the 60s) there was Space Ghost and SuperFriends; Iron Man, and Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four. With the 70s arrived live-action editions of Captain Marvel and Isis; Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, among others.