Genre:
Adventure + Action + Sci-Fi + Thriller

Synopsis:
In modern times Professor Yamatone and his family visited Egypt, and discovered an ancient tomb of some "god of justice, protector of the weak". When he was subsequently taken captive by "Gorgo", agent of Dr Zero, the Professor's daughter Mari pleaded for "the god of justice" to come to help her father. Her tear fell into the tomb and revived Ogon Bat. From then on, the little girl would be the only one who could call the hero. She would fall on her knees and just pray "Oh please Ogon Bat, come help us". Then a sparkle (that somehow appeared around her) would transform into a little golden bat, which would fly around the little girl and then fly towards enemy and take the form of the skull-headed superhero. He would continue to battle evil, often personified in the form of Dr Zero. Eventually they had their final confrontation; Ogon Bat entered Zero's base. Gorgo was badly hurt, trying to escape. Zero's soldiers had either been captured by the army while escaping or had died. The Professor, Mari, his older son Takeru and a family friend narrowly manage to flee the base before it is engulfed in a huge explosion, and all that was left after the smoke vanishes was Ogon Bat's broken wand/cane, and Dr. Zero's mechanical hand. The Professor and his family realised that their hero had died saving the world from Dr. Zero's plans of world domination.
(from internationalhero.co.uk)

Casts:
Osamu Kobayashi ... Ogon Bat
Ichirô Murakoshi ... Dr. Yamaotne
Kazue Takahashi ... Takeru Yamato
Kazuya Tatekabe ... Daleo
Kenji Utsumi ... Mazo
Minori Matsushima ... Mary
Ushio Shima ... Nazo
Yuzuru Fujimoto ... Narrator

Runtime:
30 min (52 episodes)

Episode List:
) The Secret Of Atlantis
) Ice Terror
) Slavery
) The Giant Robot
) Man Eating Plants
) Mysterious Melons
) The African Mystery
) The Space Monster
) The Golden Worm
) The Battle Of Uranus Island
) The Egptian Treasure
) The Mystery Of The Exhilirating Mushrooms
) The Snow Woman
) The Black Cat
) The Flying Saucer
) Ghilton, The Man Of Stone
) Galgar The Monster
) Titan The Terrible
) Doctor Death
) The Magic Pearl
) The Blue Flame
) The Dragon Stone
) The Black Mask
) The Atomic Pearl
) Invasion Of Robots
) The Deadly Rays
) The Trap
) The Ghost Woman
) The Space Bat
) The Robot Olympics
) The Ghost
) Desert Of Death
) The Invisible Monster
) The Hands Of Death
) The Monster Of The Volcano
) The Factory Of Volcanoes
) The Sea Monster
) Island Of Terror
) The Deadly Jungle
) The Cursed Cloud
) The The Secret Of Diamond
) The Witch
) The Cyclops
) The Lion Man
) The Trainer Of Monsters
) The Witch And The Monster
) The Ambush
) The Society Of Assassins
) Mysterious Vampire Men
) The Circus Of Monsters
) The Kidnapping Of Terry
) The End Of Dr Zero

Also Known As:
Fantaman (Italian)
Fantasmagórico (Spanish)
Fantomas (Portuguese)
Golden Bat (International)
Phantaman (USA)
Ôgon batto (Japan)

Country:
Japan

Superheroes:
Ogon Bat

Villains:
Doctor Zero
Gorgo

Based on the manga:
"Ogon Batto" created by Takeo Nagamatsu

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