Guide Note

In reality show Who Wants to Be a Superhero?, contestants each create a superhero with special skills and a unique costume. They then take on that persona and live in a secret lair with the other contestants, where they are sent out on superhero missions by host and legendary comic book creator Stan Lee. The most heroic contestant had a comic book written around his character by Lee, appeared in an original SciFi Movie of the Week, and got a trip for two to Universal Studios, Florida, where they were part of the theme park's Parade of Heroes.

Fast Facts

1. Host: Stan Lee
2. Network: SciFi
3. First Aired: July 7, 2006
4. Starring: Stan Lee
5. Season 1 winner: Feedback (Matthew Atherton)
6. Season 2 winner: The Defuser (Jarrett Crippen)

Lee, who helped choose which heroes would appear on the show, selected which contestants would be eliminated each week. Lee based his choices on whether or not the contestant sufficiently showed the attributes of a hero. In addition, during the first season, one alleged hero competing for the prize was revealed to be a super-villain in disguise, working to bring down the other heroes.