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In this fantasy adventure of good versus evil, Burlington Academy exists for the sole purpose of training and grooming humans who have superpowers. Regular guy Josh Blevins doesn't care about that. All he's ever wanted to do is attend the academy. With help from a retired action hero, he manages to manipulate his way in, changing his name to Chance Fortune and listing his superpower as "Unnaturally good luck." 

Actually, what he really has is good old-fashioned common sense, something his teammates, the Outlaws, seem to lack. As they practice and compete against one another in mock battles, it becomes apparent that something is amiss at school. Evil has come to the sacred grounds and Chance and the Outlaws are left to fend for themselves. Intimidating villains rev up the conflict while the underrated good guys bond together to defeat what comes.

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* [[Badass Normal]]: Chance
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: The [[Justice League (animation)|Brotherhood of Heroes]], with [[Superman|Alpha-Man]], the [[Batman|Boogeyman]], [[Martian Manhunter|Xenoman]], and others.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Where angels fear to tread."
* Chekhov's Gun: Joshua receives "lucky" marbles from his little brother when he leaves for school. Later, he uses them to defeat  {{spoiler|Superion}}.
* [[Complete Monster]]: Superion.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]
* [[I Just Want to Be Special]]: Josh's lifelong dream is to become a superhero, lack of powers nonwithstanding.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Psy-chick? Seriously?
* [[Jumped At the Call]]: Chance changed his name and made up a superpower after being refused entry on his own merits, just so he could get into the [[Super-Hero School|Burlington Academy for the Superhuman]].
* [[Kryptonite Factor]]: Superion is weak against some weird substance called [[Applied Phlebotinum|Achillesheelendite]]. Subverted in that he never ends up being defeated because of it, either calling his friends to deal with it instead or simply throwing its container away before it can be opened.

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