Episode
Ultra Q: Garamon Strikes Back
Overview
Under the cover of night, a mysterious man steals the Tilsonite rock from Tokyo's Astrophysics Research Institute. When a group of meteors is detected approaching the Earth, Jun and the others fear that an invasion from outer space is once again imminent.
Details
- Series
- Ultra Q
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1966-04-17
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Garamon Strikes Back is Episode 16 in Season 1 of Ultra Q. It aired on 1966-04-17. The runtime is 25 min.
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