Ancient Aliens Aliens and Superheroes (Season 8, Episode 9)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 44 min | Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi

Primary photo for Aliens and Superheroes

Ancient Aliens

Aliens and Superheroes (Season 8, Episode 9)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 44 min | Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi

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 ...See moreFrom 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? Written by Anonymous See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Aliens and Superheroes.

Cast	+ Add Cast
20 cast members

Name	Known for
Gerard Jones Self - Author, The Comic Book Heroes Self - Author, The Comic Book Heroes See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Dan DiDio Self - Co-Publisher, DC Comics (as Dan Didio) Self - Co-Publisher, DC Comics (as Dan Didio) See fewer	ReBoot (1994)
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Self - Publisher, Legendary Times Magazine Self - Publisher, Legendary Times Magazine See fewer	Ancient Aliens: Special Presentation (2022)
Jonathan Young Self - Founding Curator, Joseph Campbell Archives (as Jonathan Young Ph.D.) Self - Founding Curator, Joseph Campbell Archives (as Jonathan Young Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Sabina Magliocco Self - Folklorist, California State Univ., Northridge (as Sabina Magliocco Ph.D.) Self - Folklorist, California State Univ., Northridge (as Sabina Magliocco Ph.D.) See fewer	Oss Tales (2007)
David Childress Self - Author: Technology of the Gods Self - Author: Technology of the Gods See fewer	Pole to Pole
William Henry Self - Author / Investigative Mythologist Self - Author / Investigative Mythologist See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Mike Bara Self - Author, Dark Mission Self - Author, Dark Mission See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
David Wilcock Self - Author, The Synchronicity Key Self - Author, The Synchronicity Key See fewer	The Recall (2017)
Erich von Däniken Self - Author, Chariots of the Gods Self - Author, Chariots of the Gods See fewer	Egypt (2003)
Deepak Shimkhada Self - Professor of Hindu Studies, Claremont Lincoln University (as Deepak Shimkhada Ph.D.) Self - Professor of Hindu Studies, Claremont Lincoln University (as Deepak Shimkhada Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Kathleen McGowan Coppens Self - Author / Researcher Self - Author / Researcher See fewer	In the Name of Love (I) (2003)
Graham Phillips Self - Author / Investigative Journalist Self - Author / Investigative Journalist See fewer	Code Red (2019)
Don LoCicero Self - Author, Superheroes and Gods (as Don LoCicero Ph.D.) Self - Author, Superheroes and Gods (as Don LoCicero Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Jason Martell Self - Founder, Ancient School Self - Founder, Ancient School See fewer	Ancient Astronauts: Our Extraterrestrial Legacy (2011)
Stan Lee Self - Spider-Man Co-Creator Self - Spider-Man Co-Creator See fewer	Doctor Strange (2016)
Kirsten Fisher Self - Assistant Professor of Biology, Cal State Los Angeles (as Kirsten Fisher Ph.D.) Self - Assistant Professor of Biology, Cal State Los Angeles (as Kirsten Fisher Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Simon Allix Self: Narrator Self: Narrator See fewer	Outside the Wire (2021)
Joseph Campbell Self - Mythologist (archive footage) Self - Mythologist (archive footage) See fewer	77-Star Wars-17 (2018)
Robert Clotworthy Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Red Notice (2021)