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Apr 2022
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1: Out of the Shadows

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Welcome to the world of real life superheroes - ordinary people who put on outrageous costumes and head out to fight crime. Journalist David Weinberg sets out to uncover the truth about Seattle’s masked crusader, Phoenix Jones.

The Superhero Complex is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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