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'''''Isis''''' is a [[DC Comics]] [[Superhero|super heroine]] based on an [[Egyptian Mythology|Egyptian Goddess]]. She first appeared not in the comics but on ''The Secrets of Isis'', a 1976 live-action American television show that served as the second half of ''[[Captain Marvel|The Shazam!]]/Isis Hour''. It starred actress Joanna Cameron as Andrea Thomas, a high school science teacher who gains magical powers after finding [[Lost Magic|an amulet during an archeological dig in Egypt]] and uses them to fight crime in her secret identity of Isis. She was soon [[Canon Immigrant|introduced in the comics as well]]. |
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[[Adaptation Decay|As was typical of superhero shows in the 70s, the special effects weren't too impressive]] and there were no supervillains and little violence. The show had a lot in common with [[Wonder Woman]], which was also a TV hit at the time. Isis also [[Crossover|appeared as a guest star]] in the Shazam! show. |
[[Adaptation Decay|As was typical of superhero shows in the 70s, the special effects weren't too impressive]] and there were no supervillains and little violence. The show had a lot in common with [[Wonder Woman]], which was also a TV hit at the time. Isis also [[Crossover|appeared as a guest star]] in the Shazam! show. |
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