"Child of the Sun God" is the 22nd episode of the British Supermarionation television series Joe 90. Originally broadcast on 23 February 1969 on ATV Midlands, it was written by John Lucarotti and directed by Alan Perry.
In this episode, Joe seeks out an indigenous South American civilisation previously believed to be extinct when four heads of state are struck down by traditional poison darts.
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