Science Hero

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Science hero is an alternative term for superhero coined by Alan Moore in his work for America's Best Comics to describe basically a superhero that has a science fiction explanation for his/her powers, although magical and non-powered superheroes are also described as science heroes. The term is used extensively throughout the ABC titles, especially in his police procedural series, Top Ten, as well as Terra Obscura. The term is a nod to the pulp heroes.America's Best is a fictional team of "Science heroes" from America's Best Comics (hence their name). Much like the Avengers or Justice League of America the team is composed of heroes whose individual adventures feature in other books.