A newspaper ad displayed the heroes in grainy black and white but to my eyes it was a magnificent display of herculean power. The Christopher Reeves Superman movie was a major hit in my household, Super Friends was in heavy rotation on Saturday mornings and I enjoyed an ample diet of the aforementioned Batman TV program as well as the occasional cartoon. In any case, when a special two hour program aired on TV in January of 1979, I went through the roof. In fact, there is probably some comic out there where superheroes interact with folklore heroes as well as honored champions of historical importance and if so… that messed me up. In my mind Benjamin Franklin, Johnny Appleseed and Hawkman were all equally important.
I was convinced that the superheroes that I adored were godlike creatures worthy of recognition just as much as folklore and historical figures of note.
I was upset when anyone laughed at the 1966 Batman TV show as I was certain my hero would never be anything to laugh at. I had a very skewed perception of reality as a kid… I mean REALLY skewed.
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