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Hero High was a cartoon show made by Filmation as part of the "Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!"note . It followed a group of teenaged would-be superheros as they had wacky high school adventures and occasionally fought crime. There were also live action segments where the live actors would sing and tell jokes before a live audience of kids.


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  • The Ace: Captain California is a subversion, as he's not quite competent enough.
  • Betty and Veronica: Almost literally with Glorious Gal and Dirty Trixie. (See the Trivia page for details)
  • Crossover: Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, and Isis appear in various Hero High episodes ("A Fistful of Knuckles", "Girl of his Dreams", and "Cover Twirl", respectively), and the cast of Hero High appeared in the final Shazam! episode, "Star Master and the Solar Mirror".
  • Dreadful Musician: Punk Rock.
  • Good Wears White: Misty Magic.
  • Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Captain California and Glorious Gal.
  • Official Couple: Captain California and Glorious Gal, much to the dismay of Dirty Trixie and Rex Ruthless, respectively.
  • Retired Badass: The teachers are implied to be this, particularly the principal, Mr. Samson.
  • The Rival: Collectively, Rex Ruthless and Dirty Trixie are this for Captain California and Glorious Gal. They're not evil, exactly, but, as their names suggest, they don't play fair, and they are often the antagonists when the kids aren't fighting actual supervillains.
  • Smug Snake: Rex Ruthless.
  • Superhero School: Naturally!
  • Tomboy and Girly Girl: Misty Magic and Glorious Gal. Didn't prevent Misty from being a Damsel in Distress more frequently than Glorious Gal, though.
  • Weather Manipulation: Weatherman, of course.

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