![]() It may have taken them three seasons and five years, but the baddest of DC's bad guys finally debuted in 1978 as the show became "Challenge of the Super Friends." Comprised of 13 villains - among them, Lex Luthor, Sinestro, Gorilla Grodd, Captain Cold, Cheetah and Bizarro - this Legion of Doom created trouble at every turn over the 16-episode season.īased in the Hall of Doom, which bore an uncanny resemblance to Darth Vader's helmet, the Legion of Doom struck fear into the population of Earth from Slaughter Swamp (located outside of Gotham City).īut as with all things in life, nothing lasts forever, and as the series morphed into "The World's Greatest Super Friends," the Legion of Doom was no more. Adopting the code name Proxy, Wendy became part of Oracle's network. She later recovered, but lost the use of her legs. After a series of mishaps with a stray dog they named "Wonder Dog," Marvin unfortunately met his maker, and Wendy was horribly mauled by what turned out to be a demonic monster. Wendy and Marvin eventually transitioned into DC Comics' universe in 2006 as twin technical geniuses who served as little more than a glorified maintenance crew for the Teen Titans' headquarters Titans Tower. Alas, Wendy and Marvin weren't around to solve the show's biggest mystery: their own disappearance when "Super Friends" was revived in 1977 for a second season. Of course, it's redundant to have amateur sleuths hanging around when you already have the world's greatest detective on the team. With no real powers, the "junior" heroes served as "junior sleuths." Introduced in the first season of "Super Friends," Marvin, Wendy and, to a lesser extent, Wonderdog were meant to be the characters relatable to kids. ![]() Speaking of the good, the bad and the ugly, there's this trio. The Hall of Justice has turned up in episodes of "Superman: The Animated Series," "Justice League Unlimited" and "Young Justice," not to mention video games like "LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham" and "Injustice: Gods Among Us" and such comics as Mark Waid and Alex Ross' "Kingdom Come."Īlthough various incarnations of the Justice League would go on to establish headquarters in satellites, in embassies and even on Earth's moon, the Hall of Justice will always have a special place in the hearts of fans. However, the original design remains the most memorable. The headquarters of the Justice League Super Friends has popped up again and again in comic books, television and video games.ĭesigned by Hanna-Barbara background supervisor Al Gmuer and modeled after Union Terminal, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Hall of Justice debuted in the first episode of "Super Friends." Equipped with its patented "TroubAlert," the Justice League Computer, a gym, an arsenal, a laboratory and more, the headquarters underwent a significant upgrade in the 1980s. There are few more recognizable icons in comics-related media than the Hall of Justice. ![]()
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