This interview originally appeared on the old Utter Trash website in
August of 2004.
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| Photo courtesy of Marty Sullivan |
Although the opening of the show claimed “mild mannered
Henry Bookerstein” was the secret identity of Superhost, in reality it was
WUAB channel 43’s newsman, Marty Sullivan, who donned the cape and tights.
For 20 years, “with powers far beyond those of ordinary men”, Superhost was
responsible for bringing Saturday afternoon to legions of fans spanning all
ages and backgrounds. It’s thanks to Superhost that I saw my first Godzilla
movie, and literally hundreds of horror, science fiction, and fantasy films
ranging from the classic to grade z schlock. In 1993, Marty moved to
Oregon, but he still has fond memories of the time he spent as Cleveland’s
own super hero.
