Super Friends!: Your Favorite Television Super-Team Is Back!

Super Friends! #1

by Various, Alex Toth, Ramona Fradon (Illustrator)

In the mid-'70s, a team of artists re-transformed the Super-Heroes artwork of the legendary Alex Toth into comic book form. Now returned to print, these collectibles will once again breathe new life into Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comic Book

176 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

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Reviews

[B. Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Suprisingly good! The DC bullpen made a conscious effort to incorporate the characters and organization of the Superfriends show into the mainstream DC Comics universe with a regular title that referenced JLA storylines and explained the presence of those annoying sidekicks as superheros-in-training- a device that can still be seen in the current Young Justice series. While no awards will be won by this series or collection, I finally know the origin of the Wonder Twins!

[Chris Dean · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun collection of old comic books from 1976-1979 reprinted in a graphic novel fashion. My son thought that I would enjoy reading about the heroes from my youth and checked this out of the library for me. I was not disappointed. The comic version of this era is different from the TV show it was based on and the stories were enjoyable. A quick easy read for a nice time diversion.

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good old Silver Aged comic book fun, including some good old culturally offensive stereotypes, unconscious sexism, and ridiculously silly villains and stories. No wonder my generation is so messed up. This was a fun but mindless read and nice for the sake of nostalgia, but I was ready for it to be done by the time I was reading the last couple of stories.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a welcome dose of nostalgia for someone who grew up watching this show on Saturday mornings. Yes, the show was poorly animated. Yes, some of the plots made me wonder how much acid the writers were dropping. I don't care. Super Friends or Justice League, they remain my favorite comic book characters to this day.

Given that every so often a DC "crisis" will undo most of what we know about these characters, the stories do tie in to the greater DC universe. The stories are written by E. Nelson Bridwell (a DC veteran) and Alex Toth (who designed the television series). The artwork is by Toth, Ramona Fradon, and Kurt Schaffenberger, and very bright and colorful, like comics used to be.

The main focus of most of the stories is the ongoing superhero training that Wendy and Marvin receive from Robin and the other members of the super friends. Zan and Jayna, the Wonder Twins, and their pet space monkey Gleek also show up. Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman, and Robin are the regulars, but some unusual superheroes also show up: The Seraph, who wields the staff of Moses and the mantle of the prophet Elijah; Godiva, a British superheroine with long, long hair; Impala, a Zulu hero who matches the Flash when running; and Owl Woman, a magically gifted Native American heroine who can see in the dark.

Great fun to read and re-read; highly recommended.