Spectreman is sent to Earth to track down renegade scientist Dr. Gori and Gori's idiot assistant, Karis. There he assumes the identity of George, and joins the Anti-Pollution and Monster Squad. He is from the Nebula 71, where his creators (Overlord) monitor his progress. He then battles Gori and his monstrous minions, along some other aliens that show up. He also has to learn to be human, and then makes friends all over Tokyo. And after defeating Gori, he has to say goodbye to his friends.
Spectreman was one of the three programs that started the Henshin Boom. While he didn't have the longevity of Ultraman or Kamen Rider, he did get imported over to the States in 1978, some seven years after his own program debuted. It is quite a good show, actually, with some very poignant episodes.
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