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K-3
When Ace is called away to help NASA deal with some dangerous meteors, an old enemy dispatches a robot army to abduct his son, not realizing there's another superhero in the family to rescue the boy. Ace's adventures are inset as comic-book panels, while Energy Angel (a.k.a. Mom) is shown saving the day in full-page scenes narrated with uneven verse.