In episode 107 of the Man of Screen podcast, Mike Zummo begins his coverage of Season 3 of Super Friends, the season the most people look back most fondly upon, “The Challenge of the Super Friends”, the season that introduces those fabled villains, “The Legion of Doom”, a Whos Who of DC Comics supervillains.
But thats not all this season brings. It also brings 16 episodes similar in fashion to the main events of “The All-New Super Friends Hour”. So were going to get four full Super Friends episodes in order of original airdate.
So first, a great beast is going to attack the Earth. Whats its connection to Superman and why will the solution nearly cause Supermans death. How will the Super Friends combat “Rokan: Enemy from Space”.
Then well meet the Legion of Doom as they look to frame the Super Friends for various robberies. Are the Super Friends doing the Legions bidding or is there something more sinister involved? But the posters are clear, “Wanted: The Super Friends”.
Then in our next segment, were going on an interstellar journey. To Exxor, home of the Wonder Twins. See the odd fashion choices of the natives and check out the Hall of Justices security system.
Lets go face “The Demons of Exxor”.
And then we finish off our episode with another Legion of Doom story. This time theyre going to outwit the Super Friends to make Earth like Venus. And will someone answer the following question, how does Captain Cold make contact with aliens from Venus?
And how to the Super Friends stop, “The Invasion of the Fearians”?
Next time: The All-New Super Friends episodes, “Battle at Earths Core” and “Sinbad and the Space Pirates”; and the “Challenge of the Super Friends” episodes, “The Worlds Deadliest Game” and “The Time Trap”.
In episode 106, Mike Zummo will conclude his coverage of “The All-New Super Friends Hour”, and that will end Season 2 of Super Friends and the 1977 TV season. And […]
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