Brand new factory sealed dvd is Out Of Print (OOP) and collects the first 10 episodes on a single (flipper?) disc. They can be viewed in Japanese with newly created subtitles or listen to the English dubbed tracks created by the same team that voiced 'Speed Racer'.

The Science Patrol's first new adventure begins with the accidental death of Patrol member Hayata (Susumo Kurobe), whose patrol craft collided with a mysterious orb from outer space. Said orb was being used by interstellar police officer Ultraman in order transport the dangerous monster Bemlar to a safe location--but the accident has resulted in both Hayata's demise and the escape of Bemlar. In order to right the first wrong, Ultraman revives Hayata with a donation of his own life-energy:

While the two can exist independently, Hayata may now call upon (and literally become) the giant ULTRAMAN with the use of a device known as the "Beta Capsule". All the better to right the second wrong in this case...but the power comes with a catch. As were often reminded: "the tremendous energy Ultraman derives from the sun diminshes rapidly in Earth's atmosphere! The warning light begins to blink! Should it stop completely, it will mean that Ultraman will never rise again!"

Ultraman's defeat of land/water monster Bemlar sets the stage for the episodes to follow--the final 5 minutes of any given episode are devoted to pro-wrestling-style encounters between Ultraman and the vast array of creatures. But the meat of the series is devoted to the efforts of the Science Patrol:

In addition to Hayata, we meet captain Mura (aka Muramatsu, as played by Akiji Kobayashi), weapons inventor and goofball Ide ("Ito" in the American dub--Masanari Nihei), pilot and comic foil Arashi (Sandayuu Dokumamushi), and communications officer Fuji (Hiroko Sakurai), who is often left to tend the radio while the men do the "real" work but sometimes gets caught up in the action herself.

Highlights include episode 2 'Shoot the Invaders!' which introduces the possessive, crustacean-like aliens known collectively as Baltan;

episode 7 'Blue Stone of Baraj' (the religous underpinnings of this episode, set in the Middle East, were somewhat downplayed in the U.S.) in which Ultraman is seen to need the Patrol as much as they rely him; and the most notorious episode of the series:

#10 'Mysterious Dinosaur Base' has an aquatic dinosaur known as "Jiras" in Japan and "Kira" in America is openly, obviously none other than Godzilla--with a splash of yellow paint and an extra frill around his neck.

Remember, this was a weekly TV series under time and budget constraints and is not intended as any sort of "gotcha" complaint--the Kaiju-and-effects spectacle provided week after week, while no match for the grandest achievments of Toho Studios, always got the point across and the job done.