The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1985 to 1986. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.
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Summary
In the fall of 1985, the final version of Hanna-Barbera's Super Friends premiered. This show returned to a more conventional, consistent, and authentic line-up for the Justice League of America, with a strong focus on Cyborg and Firestorm. The Super Friends (now called the Super Powers Team)were once again headquartered at the Hall of Justice (which had been redesigned for this series to appear more dome-like and seemingly, larger) in Metropolis, and battled such familiar foes as Darkseid, Lex Luthor, and Scarecrow. The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians is considered one of the most faithful TV adaptations of DC Comic superheroes.[1] Except where noted as a short, each episode was 30 minutes long. The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians lasted only one season on ABC until the end of the Hanna-Barbera's 12-year run of the Super Friends on September 30, 1986.
Characters
The Super Powers Team
The Flash appeared only in "The Death of Superman" episode, and never used his powers. El Dorado also made an appearance in that episode, and never used his powers.
Darkseid villains
Individual villains
- Lex Luthor
- The Joker
- The Royal Flush Gang
- Scarecrow
- Brainiac
- Felix Faust
- The Penguin
- Mr. Mxyzptlk
- Mr. Kltpzyxm (Mr. Mxyzptlk Bizarro)
- Bizarro
- Wondezarro (Wonder Woman Bizarro)
- Cyzarro (Cyborg Bizarro)
- Firezarro (Firestorm Bizarro)
Both The Joker and The Penguin made their first (and only) Super Friends appearances in two different episodes. While Batman appeared in Joker's debut episode, he was not present in Penguin's.
Voice cast
- Jack Angel - Flash, Hawkman, Samurai
- Rene Auberjonois - DeSaad
- Bill Callaway - Aquaman
- Peter Cullen - Felix Faust
- Danny Dark - Superman and Bizarro
- Jerry Houser - Jack
- Ernie Hudson - Cyborg
- Casey Kasem - Robin
- Stanley Ralph Ross - Brainiac
- Michael Rye - Green Lantern
- Ken Sansom - Professor Martin Stein
- Andre Stojka- the Penguin
- Mark L. Taylor - Firestorm
- B.J. Ward - Wonder Woman
- Frank Welker - Darkseid, Kalibak, the Joker (Ace), Mr. Mxyzptlk
- Adam West - Batman
Notable firsts
In the episode titled "The Fear", Batman's origin is told for the first time outside of the actual comics. The episode was written by Alan Burnett, later a story editor on Batman: The Animated Series. This series also marked the first ever appearance of Cyborg in an animated television series.
DVD release
- Warner Home Video released The Complete Series of The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians on DVD on October 23, 2007.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete Series | 10 | Oct 23 2007 |
References
| Justice League | |
|---|---|
| Creators | Gardner Fox |
| Characters | List of Justice League members |
| Related teams | Justice League Elite | Justice Society of America | Outsiders | Super Buddies | Teen Titans | Young Justice |
| Headquarters | Secret Sanctuary | Justice League Satellite | Justice League Watchtower | The Hall |
| Current series | Justice League of America (vol. 2) | JLA: Classified | Justice League Adventures / Justice League Unlimited |
| Previous series | Justice League of America | Justice League International | Justice League Europe | Justice League Quarterly | Justice League Task Force | Extreme Justice | JLA | Justice |
| Other media | Cartoons: The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure | Super Friends | Justice League | Justice League Unlimited Live Action: Legends of the Superheroes | Justice League of America |
