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Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

Description: Ten finalists culled from a nationwide casting call compete for a chance to have their original superhero character immortalized in a new comic book created by Stan Lee. The players share a "secret lair" where they adopt the costume and persona of the superhero they have conceptualized, undergoing a series of challenges designed to prove which of them has the right super-stuff. Among them: masked evildoer Dr. Dark, who torments Lee and the superheroes throughout the season.
Genre: Game-Show, Reality-TV
Year Released: 2006
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 15
First episode air date: July 27, 2006
Cast: Stan Lee, Matthew Atherton, Ivan Wilzig
Nominations: GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Reality Program, MORE
Networks: CBBC, Syfy
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