History Literature / Hero

* RefusedHandshake: The only parent at Thom's school willing to talk to Hal is a known wife-beater whom Hal ignores.

* TelepathicSpaceman: Major Mite once got an award for defending Earth from telepathic StarfishAliens.

* IntangibilityOrPhasing: Justice can phase through walls.

%%* FiveManBand: The team led by Golden Boy consists of Thom, Scarlett, Larry, and Ruth.

* StephenUlyssesPerhero: The Spectrum has rainbow-themed powers and his real name is Roy G. Biv [[note]] Roy G Biv is a common mnemonic for the colors of the spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.[[/note]].

* IBelieveICanFly: A couple of scenes refer to the main League group flying, implying that even The Flash and Aquaman expires can fly.

* [[spoiler:AssimilationPlot]]: [[spoiler:Justice's plans involve {{Brainwashing}} all of the heroes with their membership rings; those he killed [[HeKnowsTooMuch Knew Too Much]].]]

* [[spoiler:DeadGuyJunior: Scarlett plans on naming her baby "Ruth" if it's a girl.]]

* [[spoiler: KryptoniteFactor: The mineral in Hal Creed's wedding ring is from Justice's home planet. Since Justice is a Franchise/{{Superman}} {{Expy}}...]]

''Hero'' is a 2007 novel by Creator/PerryMoore. It deals with Thom Creed, the son of retired-in-disgrace hero Major Might [[spoiler: and missing heroine Invisible Lass]].

* ComingOutStory: An interesting variation, as [[spoiler: Thom is forced to do this to clear Sssnake of suspicion for the murder of King of the Sea]].

* ILoveNuclearPower: Subverted. Scarlett got her powers from radiation, [[spoiler: but it also gave her cancer]].
* [[spoiler: KryptoniteFactor: The mineral in Hall Creed's wedding ring is from Justice's home planet. Since Justice is a Franchise/{{Superman}} {{Expy}}...]]

* [[spoiler:AssimilationPlot]]: [[spoiler:Justice's plans involve {{Brainwashing}} all of the heroes with their membership rings, those he killed [[YouKnowTooMuch Knew Too Much]]]].

* [[{{Bara}} Bara]]: Thom likes this. Specifically hairy chests.

** Silver Bullet - TheFlash

* [[{{Expy}} Expy]]: Every single hero in the League.

* [[spoiler: KryptoniteFactor: The mineral in Hall Creed's wedding ring is from Justice's home planet. Since Justice is a {{Superman}} {{Expy}}...]]

* YouWillKnowWhatToDo: Thom gets this from [[spoiler: his invisible mother in the form of her engagement ring.]]

* ScarletFever: Scarlett; it isn't clear if that's her codename or real name.

Hero is a 2007 novel by Creator/PerryMoore. It deals with Thom Creed, the son of retired-in-disgrace hero Major Might [[spoiler: and missing heroine Invisible Lass]].

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Golden Boy and Major Might both grew up in an orphanage, except that the US abolished the orphanage system in the 1950's in favor of foster care and group homes.

** The school Scarlett attended to hone her powers was an obvious reference to the ComicBook/{{X-Men}}.

** The Man In Black - Franchise/{{Batman}}

* FiveManBand: The team led by Golden Boy consists of Thom, Scarlett, Larry, and Ruth.
** TheHero: Thom
** TheLancer: Scarlett, although Golden Boy tends to fall into this as well.
** TheBigGuy: Golden Boy.
** TheSmartGuy: Ruth.
** TheChick: Larry by default.

* CaptainErsatz: Justice couldn't be more a Franchise/{{Superman}} clone if his name were Clark Kent, [[spoiler: Not counting the evil, obviously]] but with a few elements of the MartianManhunter (phasing through matter, psychic powers). However, retired hero Captain Victory plays the ClarkKenting aspect of the Superman mythos completely straight. Thom's dad even lampshades it.

Hero is a 2007 novel by PerryMoore. It deals with Thom Creed, the son of retired-in-disgrace hero Major Might [[spoiler: and missing heroine Invisible Lass]].

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Golden Boy. This is actually a point of contention for him, since he grew up a ward of the state and nobody wanted to adopt him because they couldn't figure out his race. The UnfortunateImplications of his name (chosen by mentor Silver Bullet) probably aren't lost on him either.

** Ruth also says this to Thom [[spoiler: when the League is about to charge Ssnake with a number of deaths, since only Thom would know he's innocent because they spent the night together]].