Posted By Dan Greenfield on Jun 5, 2024 | 1 comment

ZOWIE WEDNESDAYS! Let’s roll, Kato…

Welcome to ZOWIE WEDNESDAYS — in which we’re serializing across 13 weeks Mark Voger’s forthcoming book Zowie! from publisher TwoMorrows. Click here for a ton more on this feature — and info on the book itself, a brightly colored history of “the TV Superhero Craze in ’60s Pop Culture.” You can also find there links to previous installments. Right on! — Dan

When you think of 1960s TV superheroes, you naturally think of Batman first. It only makes sense — and it is the primary inspiration for Mark’s new book.

But to a sizeable segment of fans, The Green Hornet was the superior show, and to this day it’s mourned for both its short run and its lack of availability on legal home video, save for grainy episodes on YouTube.

Naturally, Zowie! devotes a nice section to the show, its lead Van Williams — and the young man who became one of the most beloved stars in the world: Bruce Lee.

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Zowie! by Mark Voger, is a 192-page, full-color hardcover that lists for $43.95. It is scheduled to be released July 31 and will be available through booksellers and comics shops. You can also pre-order it directly from TwoMorrows. Click here.

Also check out MarkVoger.com!

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MORE

— The Complete ZOWIE WEDNESDAYS! Index. Click here.

— The Timeless — If Balky — Allure of Grantray-Lawrence’s 1960s MARVEL TV Cartoons. Click here.