The titular character was designed with a sparse superhero costume. Primarily white with a black cowl and red arm bands and belt. His powers were delivered courtesy of the so-called power bands on his wrists, equipped with three buttons apiece, different combinations resulting in a variety of attacks, freeze beams, stun beams, fire beams, and all sorts of other uses. In addition to that, he has a force field, and an invisi-belt that gives out hero the power of invisibility. Additionally, Jan, Jace, and Blip have jet packs and their own invisi-belts. They cruise around in the Phantom Cruiser and are based on the Ghost Planet.
Squeezed in between each episode of Space Ghost was Dino Boy, a character that I had no prior knowledge of. There is also a strong reason why they never tried to revive this character. While the episodes are kind of fun, I found the characters to be much less interesting than their companions. The series is kicked off by a young boy, Todd (aka Dino Boy), parachuting from a crashing plane and landing in this hidden valley of anachronism. It is populated with dinosaurs, cavemen, and all manner of other creatures (and most of them are not very nice). Shortly after landing, Todd is attacked by a saber-toothed tiger, only to be saved by a caveman named Ugh, and his pet dinosaur Bronty.
Each episode features the trio facing off with creatures such as Treemen, Worm Men, Snow Beasts, and others. Typically, Dino Boy or Ugh will get into a tight squeeze necessitating the other to rescue them. Sure, fun, but not nearly as much fun as Space Ghost. So, Dino Boy was dropped in the brief second season, which ended with a two-episode, six-part serial "The Council of Doom."
In the six-part finale, Space Ghost is faced with the combined might of his most nefarious villains: Metallus, Spider-Woman, Creature King, Brak, Zorak, and Moltar. Together, they plan the demise of their foe, lining up to take their shot at weakening Space Ghost. This serial also features the appearance of other Hanna Barbera heroes. In the second episode, Mighty Mightor comes to Space Ghost's aid. Episode four features an appearance by The Herculoids. The final episode brings in Shazzan to aid our hero. Ultimately, our intrepid hero and his sidekicks were able to put a stop to the plans of the evil Council of Doom.
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