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Aliens and Superheroes

From the beginning of recorded history, humans have told stories about beings with super-human strength, super-sonic speed, and supernatural abilities. The ancients had heroic tales about Zeus, Thor, and Hanuman while today we have superhero stories about Superman, Batman, and Spider-man. Mythologists say these epic stories resemble each other because they may have all come from a common set of oral legends created eons ago by our earliest ancestors. But might there be another, more otherworldly reason that the world's heroic myths are so similar? Is it possible, as many Ancient Astronaut Theorists contend, that these stories are actually based on extraordinary-- and possibly extraterrestrial--beings that lived on Earth in the distant past?

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  • Originally Aired August 22, 2014
  • Runtime 43 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network H2
  • On Other Sites IMDB Official Website
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created October 17, 2021 by
    Psion20 mod
  • Modified April 14, 2022 by
    Animalsplo
Name Type Role
Max Thompson Writer
Daniel Snyder Writer
Daniel Snyder Producer
Erich von Däniken Guest Star Self - Author, Chariots of the Gods
Gerard Jones Guest Star Self - Author, The Comic Book Heroes
Jason Martell Guest Star Self - Founder, Ancient School
David Childress Guest Star Self - Author, Technology of the Gods
Deepak Shimkhada Guest Star Self - Professor of Hindu Studies, Claremont Lincoln University
Dan DiDio Guest Star Self - Co-Publisher, DC Comics
Stan Lee Guest Star Self - Spider-Man Co-Creator
William Henry Guest Star Self - Author/Investigative Mythologist
Kathleen McGowan Coppens Guest Star Self - Author/Researcher
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Guest Star Self - Publisher, Legendary Times Magazine
Kirsten Fisher Guest Star Self - Assistant Professor of Biology, Cal State Los Angeles
Michael 'Mike' Bara Guest Star Self - Author, Dark Mission
Graham Phillips Guest Star Self - Author/Investigative Journalist
Jonathan Young Guest Star Self - Founding Curator, Joseph Campbell Archives
David Wilcock Guest Star Self - Author, The Synchronicity Key
Don LoCicero Guest Star Self - Author, Superheroes and Gods
Sabina Magliocco Guest Star Self - Folklorist, California State Univ., Northridge
Kim Sheerin Executive Producer
Max Thompson Executive Producer
Kevin Burns Executive Producer
Susan E. Leventhal Executive Producer for H2 Network