Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978– )The Justice League of America battles the plots of the supervillian team, the Legion of Doom. |
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Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978– )The Justice League of America battles the plots of the supervillian team, the Legion of Doom. |
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Jack Angel | ... |
Hawkman
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Marlene Aragon | ... |
Cheetah
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Lewis Bailey |
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| Michael Bell | ... |
The Riddler
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| William Callaway | ... |
Aquaman
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| Ted Cassidy | ... |
Black Manta
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| Melanie Chartoff |
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| Henry Corden |
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Danny Dark | ... |
Superman
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Al Fann |
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| Shannon Farnon | ... |
Wonder Woman
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Ruth Forman | ... |
Giganta
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| Bob Hastings |
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| Bob Holt |
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Buster Jones | ... |
Black Vulcan
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Stan Jones | ... |
Lex Luthor
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| Casey Kasem | ... |
Robin
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Don Messick | ... |
Scarecrow
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Vic Perrin | ... |
Sinestro
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Renny Roker |
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Stanley Ralph Ross | ... |
Gorilla Grodd
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Dick Ryal | ... |
Captain Cold
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Michael Rye | ... |
Green Lantern
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Olan Soule | ... |
Batman
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Jimmy Weldon | ... |
Solomon Grundy
(16 episodes, 1978)
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| Frank Welker | ... |
Toyman
(16 episodes, 1978)
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Louise Williams | ... |
Young Giganta
(16 episodes, 1978)
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In this show, Superman leads a superhero team comprising of the greatest DC Comics superheroes against a team of 13 of the most notorious DC Comics supervillians called the Legion of Doom, led by Lex Luthor in a war that has the fate of Earth in the balance. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
It took a few incarnations but eventually Hanna Barbera did what they should have done the first time; they blew off the ultra-goofy Marvin and Wendy and Zann and Jayna child's eye view sidekicks and went strictly with the real DC Comics superheroes and supervillains kids love. While CHALLENGE OF THE SUPER-FRIENDS' toe-to-toe battles still feature the Gardner Foxesque "goodness and teamwork will overcome greed and evil" morality, they also have darker plot lines with surprising violence and they usually end with the bad guys getting away. Some episodes take an adult approach, including "History of Doom," which incorporates an interesting time travel doomed alternate universe premise which Harlan Ellison would love. All in all, this is clearly the most satisfying and sophisticated work done on the longrunning show. If you're a fan of 1970s DC superheroes, you'll definitely want to check out these episodes.