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Once a Hero Season 1 Episodes

1987-1987
1 Season
ABC
Action & Adventure, Comedy

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The creator of comic superhero Captain Justice, Abner Bevis, is in a rut, repeating old storylines. The comic's owners want to kill the strip off due to falling sales, and children are losing interest in it. This transfers itself to the world of the comic strip, Pleasantville, where Justice realises his adventures are repeats, and the characters of the world are starting to fade. So Justice crosses into the real world. He finds he has lost his superpowers, but the comic's Gumshoe has followed him and is looking out for him. His antics create renewed interest in the strip. Bevis is inspired to make Justice more contemporary, and the owners agree not to cancel it.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

7 Episodes 0 - 1987

Episode 1

Once a Hero

Sat, Sep 19, 1987

Comic book super hero Captain Justice decides to enter he real world to discover why he is fading away. Once he arrives he learns from his creator that his wanning popularity is the cause of the problem. He decides to stay in the real world where he is powerless to correct the problem.

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Episode 2

Triangle

Sat, Sep 26, 1987

Captain Justice's girlfriend Rachel Kirk enters the real world to be with the man she loves only to have Abner instantly fall in love with her due to her resemblance to his late wife.

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Episode 3

The Return of Lazarus

Sat, Oct 3, 1987

Victor Lazarus, Captain Justice's arch nemesis, crosses the Forbidden Zone to continue his fight against Captain Justice and obtain the approval of Abner - their mutual creator.

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Episode 4

Things Get Ugly

Brad comes to the aid of an actor struggling to keep his TV series about Captain Justice on the air, Gumshoe journeys to Pleasantville to deal with criminals who are running rampant with Captain Justice away.

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Episode 5

Manos Arriba Mrs. Greely

Emma and Gumshoe are aided by Scandinavia revolutionaries when they journey to Latin America hoping to recover a roll of film from Eddie's wife which incriminates a mobster.

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Episode 6

Thank You, Captain Justice

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Episode 7

Remember the Cottonwood

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