Hero High


Hero High is a cartoon and live action series created by Filmation that aired as part of NBC's The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! It was about a high school where young superheroes were taught how to use their powers and fight crime. Originally intended to be a new entry in Filmation's long-running line of Archie cartoon series, the 1981 series was altered at the last minute because the company's rights to the Archie characters had expired and new characters had to be created.
Twenty-six episodes were produced, with 13 eight-minute stories and 13 twelve-minute stories.

Main characters

The Hero High Singing Group

The actors who voice the Hero High cartoon characters perform onstage as their characters each week in live-action song-of-the-week and comedy-sketch segments during the program.
The Hero High Singing Group:
  • Captain California: Lead Vocals
  • Glorious Gal: Keyboards/Organ, Background Vocals
  • Weatherman: Keyboards/Organ, Trumpet, Background Vocals
  • Misty Magic: Tambourine, Background Vocals
  • Dirty Trixie: Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
  • Rex Ruthless: Drums, Background Vocals
  • Punk Rock: Lead Guitar, Background Vocals

    Guest characters

Occasionally, Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel from the Shazam! segments would appear as guest characters during the Hero High segments, along with Isis, an Egyptian superheroine originally created by Filmation for the 1975 series, The Secrets of Isis. Some of the Hero High characters would also appear during the Shazam! segments.

Episodes

Home release

BCI Eclipse LLC released Hero High: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 on May 8, 2007. The 2 disc set includes many special features. The episodes presented uncut, digitally remastered and in syndication order.
DVD nameEp #Release date
Hero High: The Complete Series26May 22, 2007

Features:
  • Full-length Audio Commentaries for episode "A Fistful of Knuckles" and the Kid Super-Power Hour wraparound segments and song.
  • Hero High Spotlight interviews with actors, producers, writers and artists
  • "The Magic of Filmation" Documentary: A half-hour history of the animation studio, with producers, writers, animators, historians, and other Filmation personnel.
  • Rare "Kid Super Power Hour" footage : the live-action opening credits, joke segments, and theme song.
  • Hero High Art and Photo Gallery
  • Booklet with Episode Guide and Trivia
  • DVD-ROM Material: Scripts and Storyboards
  • Trailers of other Ink & Paint releases