Super Friends (comic book)

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SuperFriends
Comic Book Series
First Issue Date	November 1, 1976
First Issue Date	November 1, 1976
Last Issue Date	August 1, 1981
Last Issue Date	August 1, 1981
Information
Total Issues:	47
Creators:	E. Nelson Bridwell
First Issue ►	Limited Collectors' Edition, #C-41 (December 1975 / January 1976)
First Issue ►	Limited Collectors' Edition, #C-41 (December 1975 / January 1976)

The Super Friends had an ongoing comic book series published from 1976 until 1981.

The stories were further adventures of the popular Hanna-Barbera animated series, The Super Friends.

It began after the 1973 season of the TV series was canceled. It focused on the SuperFriends, and Wendy and Marvin. Then in 1977, when the SuperFriends cartoon was relaunched with Zan and Jayna, instead of Wendy and Marvin; the comic followed suit. It showed how the kids "retired" to attend college and even gave an origin story to the Wonder Twins.

The first eight issues take place 'before' season 2 (The All-New Super Friends Hour), then issue #9 forward, takes place in tandem with the series.

This comicbook series, (like its TV counterpart) was responsible for creating and assembling a team on international heroes in 1977 that by 1982 would be called the Global Guardians in the parallel universe of Earth-One.

See Also

• Letter Column Section at back of each comic
• Category:SuperFriends Comic book
• SuperFriends Comic Book Characters
• Continuity with Earth-One
• SuperFriends Comics/Covers Gallery

Issues

SuperFriends Comic Book: North American issues

00 | “Limited Collectors' Edition #C-41” Publication Number: 000 Release date: December, 1975 / January, 1976 Writer(s): Gardner F. Fox Publisher(s): National Periodical Publications, Inc. Synopsis: Early Justice League adventures! Reprinted from Justice League of America, #36, (June 1965) and Justice League of America, #61 (March 1968). 01 | “The SuperFriends, #1” Publication Number: 001 Release date: November, 1976 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, National Periodical Publications, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends go to three separate locations to stop a band of their old enemies and their enemies’ proteges from stealing the components of a super-robot. 02 | “The SuperFriends, #2” Publication Number: 002 Release date: December, 1976 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, National Periodical Publications, Inc. Synopsis: The proteges of the Super Foes have second thoughts about their allegiances as the Penguin’s plan bears fruit. 03 | “The SuperFriends, #3” Publication Number: 003 Release date: February, 1977 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, National Periodical Publications, Inc. Synopsis: An alien scientist destroys over 100 super-villains to transfer their power to an android who defeats all the heroes of the Earth, except the SuperFriends. 04 | “The SuperFriends, #4” Publication Number: 004 Release date: April, 1977 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends must deal with the dual crimes of the Riddler and the Skyrocket. 05 | “The SuperFriends, #5” Publication Number: 005 Release date: June, 1977 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Greenback, a villain who uses money as a weapon, kidnaps Bruce Wayne for ransom while the Justice League and the SuperFriends are staging a telethon. 06 | “The SuperFriends, #6” Publication Number: 006 Release date: August, 1977 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends tackle the Menagerie Man, a villain who can cause animal aides to appear seemingly from nowhere. 07 | “The SuperFriends, #7” Publication Number: 007 Release date: October, 1977 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Two youths from space crash-land on Earth and inform Wendy and Marvin that Grax, Superman’s old enemy, has seeded the Earth with 12 deadly bombs.  The Justice League opts to team with the heroes of other nations to defuse them. 08 | “The SuperFriends, #8” Publication Number: 008 Release date: November, 1977 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The Justice League and their international hero friends strive to render inert the rest of Grax’s bombs, but are playing against time. 09 | “The SuperFriends, #9” Publication Number: 009 Release date: December, 1977 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: While the Justice League tries to finish the last of Grax’s bombs, Grax himself strikes at the Hall of Justice. 10 | “The SuperFriends, #10” Publication Number: 010 Release date: February/March, 1978 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends and their two young alien allies, Zan and Jayna must take on a crew of monstrous beings who are after two treasures. 11 | “The SuperFriends, #11” Publication Number: 011 Release date: April/May, 1978 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends must stop Kingslayer from killing six rulers. 12 | “The SuperFriends, #12” Publication Number: 012 Release date: June/July, 1978 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Two radiation-based heroes from the past, T.N.T. and Dan the Dyna-Mite, have lost control of their powers, and the SuperFriends must find a way to capture them and remedy their situation. 13 | “The SuperFriends, #13” Publication Number: 013 Release date: August/September, 1978 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Dr. Mist, a mysterious hero, lets the SuperFriends know where a mole creature is expected to strike. 14 | “The SuperFriends, #14” Publication Number: 014 Release date: October/November, 1978 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: STORY ONE: The SuperFriends face the Elementals, a quartet of opponents who command the powers of earth, fire, air, and water. STORY TWO: The Wonder Twins reveal the secrets of their origin to the SuperFriends. 15 | “The SuperFriends, #15” Publication Number: 015 Release date: December, 1978 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The Overlord strikes at four different locations with the powers of earth, air, fire, and water. 16 | “The SuperFriends, #16” Publication Number: 016 Release date: January, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends face a race of aliens who intend to prevent all Earthlings from flying. 17 | “The SuperFriends, #17” Publication Number: 017 Release date: February, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The Time Trapper sabotages Prof. Nichols’s time machine and throws Jan and Zayna across time and space into deathtraps. 18 | “The SuperFriends, #18” Publication Number: 018 Release date: March, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Prof. Carter Nichols sends the SuperFriends back in time through hypnosis to deal with the Time Trapper’s menaces. 19 | “The SuperFriends, #19” Publication Number: 019 Release date: April, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The Menagerie Man kidnaps Gleek and trains him to be a thief. 20 | “The SuperFriends, #20” Publication Number: 020 Release date: May, 1979 Writer(s): Sergius O'Shaugnessy Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Havoc results when Merlin gives a movie producer a magic projector that can bring objects to life. 21 | “The SuperFriends, #21” Publication Number: 021 Release date: June, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends battle two shape-shifting villains, Fegla and Yeltu from Zan and Jayna’s world. 22 | “The SuperFriends, #22” Publication Number: 022 Release date: July, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Chronos and his henchmen use a device of his own invention to distort time in Gotham City, and the SuperFriends attempt to stop it. 23 | “The SuperFriends, #23” Publication Number: 023 Release date: August, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends and Wonder Twins are sent to different universes by the Mirror Master. 24 | “The SuperFriends, #24” Publication Number: 024 Release date: September, 1979 Writer(s): Sergius O'Shaugnessy Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: In a pyramid that bears the faces of Zan and Jayna, the SuperFriends discover two ancient Exorians. 25 | “The SuperFriends, #25” Publication Number: 025 Release date: October, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The Overlord brainwashes the SuperFriends into becoming would-be tyrants, and their friends and allies must find a way to stop them. 26 | “The SuperFriends, #26” Publication Number: 026 Release date: November, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Johnny Witts and his gang impersonate the SuperFriends to learn the Wonder Twins’ secret identities and Batman’s in turn, setting up the latter for a deathtrap. 27 | “The SuperFriends, #27” Publication Number: 027 Release date: December, 1979 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Poseidonis, Atlantis’ capital city, is abducted by aliens, and Aquaman and his friends must recover it. 28 | “The SuperFriends, #28” Publication Number: 028 Release date: January, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: In order to force wealthy partygoers to turn over their gems, Felix Faust crashes a masquerade on Halloween and magically causes attendees to become the monsters as which they are dressed. 29 | “The SuperFriends, #29” Publication Number: 029 Release date: February, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: STORY ONE: Despite being stuck in two dimensions at once, the SuperFriends manage to stave off an invasion of Earth. STORY TWO: The Wonder Twins play tricks on their classmates when the latter try to discover their secret identities. 30 | “The SuperFriends, #30” Publication Number: 030 Release date: March, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Giganta and Gorilla Grodd hatch a plot to turn Gorilla City against the SuperFriends by turning its inhabitants into humans. 31 | “The SuperFriends, #31” Publication Number: 031 Release date: April, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends become involved in a case in which Lisa Patrick, an old foe of the Black Orchid’s, baits a trap for the Orchid with Kryptonite. 32 | “The SuperFriends, #32” Publication Number: 032 Release date: May, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The Scarecrow induces phobias in the SuperFriends to make them incapable of carrying out their crime-fighting duty. 33 | “The SuperFriends, #33” Publication Number: 033 Release date: June, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The Menagerie Man goes after a supposedly extinct animal and traps Zan while he is in bird-form. 34 | “The SuperFriends, #34” Publication Number: 034 Release date: July, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: An animal from an alien space capsule lands on Earth and begins creating havoc. 35 | “The SuperFriends, #35” Publication Number: 035 Release date: August, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends hire circus performers to impersonate them while they themselves perform at a circus. 36 | “The SuperFriends, #36” Publication Number: 036 Release date: September, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Plastic Man tries to bring in a munitions-stealing villain, Warhead, but keeps running into interference from the SuperFriends. 37 | “The SuperFriends, #37” Publication Number: 037 Release date: October, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: STORY ONE: The Weather Wizard hits a nostalgia con for theft purposes, and Supergirl is miffed when all the attention for crime-fighting goes to the SuperFriends. STORY TWO: Jack O’Lantern goes into action to fight Balor, a giant who threatens Ireland. 38 | “The SuperFriends, #38” Publication Number: 038 Release date: November, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: STORY ONE: Grax empowers gangsters to steal while avoiding capture by becoming immaterial, and the SuperFriends find themselves stymied. STORY TWO: When the Seraph’s fury overrules his judgment, he is taught a lesson by a higher power. 39 | “The SuperFriends, #39” Publication Number: 039 Release date: December, 1980 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: STORY ONE: The Overlord creates a hyper-evolved clone of himself to battle the SuperFriends. STORY TWO: The Wonder Twins take care of a gang of crooks who threaten a disco. 40 | “The SuperFriends, #40” Publication Number: 040 Release date: January, 1981 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: STORY ONE: The Monocle, a new super-villain, distorts the senses of normal people in an effort to break down order. STORY TWO: Jack O’Lantern and his fairy pal lend a hand when two conmen convince a salesman into thinking he has bought a piece of the Blarney Stone. 41 | “The SuperFriends, #41” Publication Number: 041 Release date: February, 1981 Writer(s): Bob Rozakis Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: STORY ONE: The SuperFriends and the Wondertwins team up to stop the Toyman from stealing toys on three fronts. STORY TWO: The Seraph acts to stop saboteurs from destroying an Israeli desalinization plant. 42 | “The SuperFriends, #42” Publication Number: 042 Release date: March, 1981 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: STORY ONE: The Green Fury teams up with the SuperFriends to fight the Green Thumb, a plant-wielding villain. STORY TWO: The Wonder Twins and Prof. Nichols team up to give a generous youth a merry Christmas. 43 | “The SuperFriends, #43” Publication Number: 043 Release date: April, 1981 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The Overlord’s futuristic clone, Futurio-XX, desires a clone of Wonder Woman as a mate, but refuses to take the lives of the SuperFriends. 44 | “The SuperFriends, #44” Publication Number: 044 Release date: May, 1981 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: STORY ONE: An Exorian villain comes to Earth and robs the SuperFriends of the memories of their secret identities. STORY TWO: The Banshee wails, and Jack O’Lantern takes it as a portent of his uncle’s impending death. 45 | “The SuperFriends, #45” Publication Number: 045 Release date: June, 1981 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Dr. Mist summons the SuperFriends and Global Guardians to stop the Conqueror from stealing the weapons of six super-villains. 46 | “The SuperFriends, #46” Publication Number: 046 Release date: July, 1981 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The SuperFriends and Global Guardians must stop the Conqueror from gaining the last three super-weapons he needs to conquer the world. 47 | “The SuperFriends, #47” Publication Number: 047 Release date: August, 1981 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: The Green Fury summons the SuperFriends to Brazil to help her with a shaman’s grandson who is using his mystic power in destructive ways. 001 | “The SuperFriends Special #1” Publication Number: 0001 Release date: 1981 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Two full length stories: This story is reprinted from The SuperFriends, #19 and The SuperFriends, #36. Extra: 12 pages of puzzles and games. 002 | “Super Friends! Your Favorite Television Super-Team Is Back!” Publication Number: 0002 Release date: June, 2001 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Reprinted from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-41 (Super Friends material only), The SuperFriends, #1, The SuperFriends #6, The SuperFriends, #7, The SuperFriends, #8, The SuperFriends, #9, The SuperFriends, #14, The SuperFriends, #21, The SuperFriends, #27 003 | “Super Friends! Truth, Justice and Peace!” Publication Number: 0003 Release date: April, 2003 Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell Publisher(s): Jenette Kahn, DC Comics, Inc. Synopsis: Reprinted from The SuperFriends, #10, The SuperFriends, #12, The SuperFriends, #13, The SuperFriends, #25, The SuperFriends, #28, The SuperFriends, #31 and The SuperFriends, #37.

Notes

• Writer E. Nelson Bridwell, did his best to tie-in the SuperFriends TV series and comic book to the established canon of Earth-One using footnotes. However, what he achieved was an entirely new universe for the SuperFriends, that fans called Earth-1A or Earth-B. The universe is eventually officially named Earth 1956 in Dark Crisis: Big Bang # 1 (February 2023).
• DC formally categorized Super Powers comics volumes 1-3 as happening on Earth-Thirty-Two.
• Super Friends #30 (March 1, 1980) makes reference to events that also happened on Earth-Forty.
• Bridwell said several times in the letter column that he did not want the Legion of Doom to appear; so they never did.

Reprints

Many issues of this series were reprinted in different languages or in other comic book titles from other publishers. Some of these titles were Super Amigos, Star Flash, Superman, and Super Adventure Album.