Saturday morning was set aside for a dramatic children’s show called a “Kidz Gig” that featured a superhero named Bibleman.

Equipped with a waistband of truth, a breastplate of righteousness, shoes of peace, and a helmet of salvation, Bibleman did battle with Rapscallion P. Sinister, or “Sin.” Sin planned to create a world in which, he said, “there are no churches, no faith … and most importantly, no God.” That evoked lusty boos from the audience, estimated by organizers at 10,000.

Children sported yellow masks and royal purple capes in imitation of their favorite Psalm-citing superhero.

After Bibleman’s victory, a 5-year-old who had a front-row view, Noah Valentin of Long Island City, answered a few questions.

What’s so great about Bibleman?

“He worships God, and he fights,” Noah said.

But why does Bibleman fight?

“To make God happy,” Noah said, adding that he had already seen three DVDs and two videos about Bibleman.

At the end of the performance, he and two friends – Celeste Morales, 8, and Kristyn Morales, 6, both at Evangel Christian School in Long Island City – stormed the merchandise booth and emerged with masks, capes, and T-shirts emblazoned with the logo of their favorite superhero.

Noah’s mother, Hazel Moldonado, said: “Bibleman reinforces love and peace and kindness. In his videos, one talks about the demons of gossip, another about the demons of hatred, intolerance, bigotry. It makes kids think.

“It’s instead of watching Yugioh, the Japanese anime card game,” she said. “You spend money on that, but it doesn’t feed your spirit.”

After she had turned to drugs and alcohol for comfort, Ms. Maldonado said, religion set her straight. Friends encouraged her to go to church, and, since then she said she has become spiritually healthy.

“People say, ‘How do you know it’s God?'” she said. “From nine years ago to today, I’m a totally different person. Why not believe it’s him?”

Noah has been attending church weekly since he was born, and Ms. Maldonado said she believes a Christian education gives him good preparation for the world.

A first-grade teacher at Evangel, Sonia Morales, who is the mother of Celeste and Kristyn, said the school encourages good morals.

“If we instill the word of God in our children, they don’t turn to other things,” Ms. Morales said.

Kristyn said she liked that Bibleman fought off the bad guys.

“But how do we fight?” Ms. Morales asked her daughter.

“With the word of God,” the 6-year-old responded.