Super Friends
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- "Gathered together from the cosmic reaches of the universe – here in this great hall of justice - are the most powerful forces of good ever assembled."
Official Team Names: The Super Friends
Team Nicknames: No known nicknames
Former Team Aliases: No known former aliases
Other Current Team Aliases: Justice League of America; Super Powers; Galactic Guardians
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Status
Team Status: Inactive
Team Identity: Secret
Base of Operations: Hall of Justice, Gotham City
Organization
Team Leader: Superman (Unofficial leader)
Active Members: Currently, the Super Friends are not an active team
Former Members:
- Founding Members:
- Recruited Members:
- Reserve Members:
- Honorary Members:
Known Allies: James Gordon; Lois Lane; Perry White
Known Enemies:
Origin
Place of Formation: Place of formation unknown
Place of Deformation: The de-formation of the Super Friends has never been chronicled.
First Television Appearance: The Power Pirate
First Comic Book Appearance: Super Friends #1
Final Television Appearance: The Death of Superman
Final Comic Book Appearance: Super Friends Special #1
Origin: Origin unknown.
History
History: History unknown.
Statistics
Total Members: 24 (including sidekicks and pets)
Total Allies: Total number of allies unknown
Total Enemies: Total number of enemies unknown
Miscellaneous
Equipment: The Trouble Alert distress system
Transportation: Individually, the Super Friends all had their own means of travel. Superman could fly under his own super-powers. Wonder Woman traveled via her invisible robot plane. Aquaman usually swam under his own power or telepathically summoned a marine animal for more expedient travel. If a marine animal wasn't available, Aquaman could always avail himself of his personal jetski. Batman and Robin drove inside the Batmobile. Green Lantern used the energy from his power ring to fly. The Flash, Black Vulcan and Samurai could move quickly with the aid of their own super-powers. Hawkman flew by way of his Nth Metal wings. Jayna of the Wonder Twins could shapeshift into any form of flying creature (she usually carried her brother Zan in a bucket when he took the form of water). Wendy and Marvin traditionally rode on bicycles, and Apache Chief could make giant strides by way of his size enhancement powers. Collectively, the Super Friends had access to a Translocation Chamber, which was located inside the Hall of Justice. Similar in function to Justice League teleport tubes, the Super Friends could teleport individually, or as a group to any desired location on Earth.
Weapons: Ideally, the Super Friends frowned on the need for offensive weaponry, but several team members equipped themselves with special devices to aid them in their crime fighting careers. Batman and Robin both wore matching Utility Belts, which housed their Batarangs, and Wonder Woman carried with her the unbreakable Lasso of Truth.
Notes
- The Super Friends were initially designed as a viewer-friendly version of the Justice League of America as first envisioned by writer Gardner Fox. Television production company Hanna-Barbera adapted the Justice League model and re-imagined the team for the 1973 Super Friends animated series.
- Although there was never an official team leader of the Super Friends, most of the members often deferred to Superman's judgment.
Trivia
- Coming soon.
Recommended Readings
Related Articles
External Links
- Super Friends article at Wikipedia
- Super Friends article at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
- Super Friends entry at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
References
- None
