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Challenge of the Super Friends - The First Season (DC Comics Classic Collection)

starring: Lewis Bailey (III), Melanie Chartoff, Henry Corden, Al Fann, Bob Hastings
directed by: Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano

: Challenge of the Super Friends - The First Season (DC Comics Classic Collection)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: SUPER FRIENDS
EAN: 0085393162627
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 06, 2004
Running Time: 347 minutes
Sales Rank: 14969
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 08, 1978



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Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: NR
Release Date: 24-MAY-2005
Media Type: DVD

Amazon.com:
Challenge of the Super Friends is the ultimate animated all-star contest of good versus evil. The original Super Friends (running from 1973 to 1977--Wonder Twins and Gleek anyone??) was made up of the greatest DC Comics superheroes fighting together to uphold justice for all mankind. Overall, it was a pretty good show, but getting stale very fast. In 1978, the superhero animation bar was raised high when the first (and only) season of Challenge of the Super Friends hit the Saturday morning circuit. Immediately these 16 episodes made up the best that Super Friends had to offer for one reason alone: the creation of the Legion of Doom, banding together the 13 most sinister villains of all-time from remote galaxies. Led by the sinister genius of Lex Luthor, the Legion of Doom was dedicated to take over the universe, and only the Super Friends, led by Superman, Wonder Woman and the Dynamic Duo, dared to challenge this intergalactic threat and bring them to justice.

There is no denying that animated superhero shows have come a long way since Super Friends. The Challenge of the Super Friends is very '70s in presentation, riddled with inconsistencies and drawing mistakes, and allowing heroes to fly even if they couldn't fly in the comics. However, there is no denying the staying power of the stories, its concept, the superheroes/villains pairing and its overall charm. Included in this set are a couple of nice features, particularly the superheroes/villains biographies, each with their own mini-video. There is also a good, brief documentary of today's comic book and TV show creators reflecting on their impressions of Challenge of the Super Friends and its influence on their careers. If you want to take a trip down memory lane to the Hall of Justice or the swamps of the Hall of Doom, you will not be disappointed by this set. --Rob Bracco



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Actually one of the weaker entries in the Super Powers series...
Don't get me wrong...seeing the Legion of Doom out there in the swamp is a hoot and a holler. I am ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Step in the Right Direction for the Super Friends
Well I finally completed my tour of the first Superfriends box set and can honestly state that this ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - love it!
We love watching these episodes. They're a flashback to our childhood Saturday morning cartoon viewing. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - ...later...at the Hall of Justice...
I never grew up watching the Superfriends as most of the reviewers have. I do remember catching it in re ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Good for the memories
I get upset with people who slam these collections on the basis of comparing them to today's standards. ... Read More

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