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Harlem Heroes was one of the initial line-up of strips in 2000AD Prog 1. It concerns a group of athletes who compete in the sport of Aeroball. Aeroball is a futuristic sport, similar to basketball, but players wear jetpacks and all forms of contact with other players is permitted, and indeed encouraged. In a later story they switch sports to play Inferno. Inferno is played not only with players wearing jetpacks, but also with other players on motorbikes and uses ground-based goals, rather than high score-tanks.

Recurring Characters[]

Giant Clay[]

Giant is the leader of the Harlem Heroes Aeroball team. When the team disbands he becomes the leader of the Harlem Hellcats Inferno team.

Hairy[]

Hairy is one of the original players in the Harlem Heroes Aeroball team, although he dies in the World Championship Final.

Louis Mayer[]

Louis is one of the original players in the Harlem Heroes Aeroball team. He is horribly injured in the crash that decimates the original line-up, with only his brain surviving. Eventually, a new artificial body is built to replace his old one and his brain is transplanted into it.

Zack Harper[]

Zack Harper is recruited from the sky slums to replace the players who had perished in the crash. He plays for both the Harlem Heroes and the Harlem Hellcats.

Slim[]

Slim is one of the original players in the Harlem Heroes Aeroball team, and continues into Inferno with the Harlem Hellcats.

Conrad King[]

King comes out of retirement to replace the players who had perished in the crash, although he dies in the World Championship Final.

Chico Travis[]

Chico was on loan to another club at the time of the fatal road crash. He transfers back to the team, but is killed by Artie Gruber during the match against Gorgon's Gargoyles.

Sammy[]

Sammy was on loan to another club at the time of the fatal road crash. He transfers back to the team, but is injured so badly by Artie Gruber during the match against Gorgon's Gargoyles, that he can never play aeroball again.

List of Stories[]

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