Stan Lee's Superhumans on The History Channel

Ryanick Paige
Stan Lee's Superhumans has premiered on The History Channel. Comic genius Stan Lee has created a reality show in which Daniel Browning Smith will travel the world looking for real life people with superhuman abilities. The show debuted on August 5, 2010 with new shows airing on Thursdays.

Superhumans' creator, Stan Lee has created some of the most iconic comic superheroes. His creation of Superman, The Fantastic Four, and Iron Man has now lead him on the search for real life superhumans. Lee, who was born in 1922, started his comic book career at the age of 16 as a writer and assistant editor for Timely Comics Group.

Co-hosting the show is Daniel Browning Smith, who one may also call superhuman. He has the ability to contort his body into some of the most unusual shapes and is known as the world most flexible man. He made it into the Guinness Book of World Records when he was only 19.

There have been five episodes to date in which the ability of twenty superhumans have been reviewed and tested professionals.

• Episode 1 "Electro Man" A man who is not affected by electricity running through his body. A man that can calculate numbers faster than a calculator. A blind man that can ride a bike using echolocation. A man with superhuman strength that can bend horseshoes.

• Episode 2 "Killer Punch" A man who claims to be the planets fastest gunslinger. A man that can survive in extreme temperatures. A man that can pack a killer punch. A man that can dive into one foot of water and survive.

• Episode 3 "Hammer Head" A man that can run for hours and hours without becoming exhausted. A man that uses his head as a hammer without fracturing his skull. A man that claims he dreams of the future. A man that can create the sound on any musical instrument with his voice.

• Episode 4 "Human Speed Bump" A man that can shut off pain and bleeding. A blind man that can play any song after hearing it only once. A man that can scale walls like a monkey. A man who can be run over again and again and survive.

• Episode 5 "Human Wolf" A man who can dive to over 600-feet by just holding his breath. A man who can make a five pound object stick to his body. A man who claims to have become a wolf. A man who had overcome fear and is able to balance on the edge of mountains and buildings without raising his heart rate.

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