Issue Description

The Super Friends battle 2 villains: Sky Rocket and The Riddler. The first time the Riddler left a clue to his crimes the Super Friends found out that it fit 2 places and Sky Rocket went to one and the Riddler the other. Sky Rocket easily escaped Superman. Aquaman wasn't in at the beginning of the case because he was taking care of a sea emergency. After the second riddle, Sky Rocket escaped again with jewelry but Superman and Batman caught the Riddler. The Riddler admitted that he overheard of Sky Rocket's plan and considered him a rival and when he gave the riddles as a clue to Sky Rocket's plans, his own mental block caused him to commit crimes that fit his riddles. When Superman asked where Sky Rocket was going to strike next, the Riddler gave a clue via another Riddle. Where does Marvin have a green thumb. The Super Friends deducted Marvin Gardens and Wendy (having played Monopoly a lot) recognized that Marvin Gardens is in the same color scheme as Atlantic and Vetnor Avenues as well as the Water Works. The Super Friends also knew that a ship known as the Vetnor was in the Atlantic with a shipment of Chromium. Figuring that was where Sky Rocket would strike, Superman went to confront him but Sky Rocket easily eluded Superman again. What he didn't know was that he was over the ocean and a pod of whales sprayed water from their spouts, thus dousing the rocket engines. Once in the water, Sky Rocket was easily captured by Aquaman. The Sea King ordered the whales to stop the villain and the story ends at the Hall of Justiec where Aquaman asks Super-Marv what else is near Marvin Gardens on a Monopoly board. Marv answered it was the place where Riddler and Sky Rocket were going: TO JAIL!

Super Friends

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Since 1973, Alex Toth's rendering of the JLA had dominated Saturday morning television. In fact, Hanna-Barbera's animated "Super Friends" proved so successful that DC brought the concept full circle, adapting the show into a comic. Scribe E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Ric Estrada crafted the inaugural issue, pitting "the most powerful forces of good ever assembled" against a band of self-proclaimed, "Super Foes." Although not considered DC canon, "Super Friends" enjoyed nearly a five year run in comics form, lasting for 47 issues.

The team started as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin, Aquaman, Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog. There was a storyline in issue 7 which lasted 3 issues where the Wonder Twins (Zan, Jayna, Gleek) came to Earth to warn Earth's heroes of an impending threat by the name of Grax. This storyline included the entire Justice League and the Global Guardians. At the end of the story (Issue 9) Wendy and Marvin had captured Grax and The Super Friends said that they completed their training and were ready to become full fledged super heroes. Both kids said they were going to college and Zan and Jayna asked if the Super Friends would train them and they agreed. Many issues had morals for the Wonder Twins to learn. Issue 10 showed us that an old friend of Superman and Batman, Professor Carter Nicholls agreed to be the Guardian of Zan and Jayna and he came up with alter egos and a European Country that they came from. Also we met a group of alien heroes who tracked a beautiful woman to earth. The twins learned a valuable lesson that the monsters were the heroes and the beauty was the evil one.

Many heroes guest starred as well as supporting characters from the Super Friends individual books. Solovar and King Vulko were in issue 11 and the SF battled the Kingslayer. In issue 12 TNT and Dynamite guest starred and their were brief visits to Atlantis and the Bottled City of Kandor. Several villains such as Grax, Overlord, and Menagerie Man made multiple appearances. The Super Friends also battled villains from other heroes' Rogues Gallery such as : (Mirror Master-23 )Flash Villain, Flash Villain (Weather Wizard-37), Atom Villain (Chronos-22), WW and Flash villains(Giganta and Grodd-30). Many other guest stars included Mera and Aqualad (issues 25 and 27), Jimmy Olsen (28), Black Orchid (31), Scarecrow (32), Hawkman (33), Plastic Man (36), Supergirl (37), Topo (38), Green Fury (42-44, 47) and the Global Guardians (45-46).

When DC expanded their books to 25 pages, in SF there were rotating solo stories beginning with issue 35. The Wonder Twins, Jack O Lantern, and the Seraph rotated solo back-up stories with Plastic Man joining the rotation in issues 44 and 46. Issue 47 ended the run with a full length adventure guest starring the Green Fury and a trip to Brazil, ending in a death of someone the Green Fury new. The Super Friends went to Exxor in issues 21 and 46 and to Atlantis in issue 27 and Gorilla City in Issue 30. All in all it was a very fun run. The JLA Satellite was used several times (2, 3 7-9,16) and old JLA villains made appearances.

Felix Faust (28), Kanjar Ro, Queen Bee (45-46) along with Sinestro, Hector Hammond and World Beater (45-46)

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