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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, [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends| ''The Super Friends'']].
The '''''Super Friends''''' was an ongoing comic book series published from 1976 until 1981.
 
   
 
It began after the [[season 1| 1973 season]] of the TV series was canceled. It focused on the [[SuperFriends]], and [[Wendy Harris|Wendy]] and [[Marvin White|Marvin]]. Then in 1977, when the ''SuperFriends [[season 2 | cartoon was relaunched]]'' with [[Zan]] and [[Jayna]], instead of Wendy and Marvin;<ref>The first eight issues would include Wendy and Marvin.</ref> the comic followed suit. It showed how the kids "retired" to attend college and even gave an origin story to the [[Wonder Twins]].
The stories were further adventures of the popular [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends| Hanna-Barbera animated series]], ''The Super Friends''.
 
   
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Although the comic overlapped several seasons of the [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends|Superfriends]], we assume that the entire series takes place chronologically between [[Season 1]] and [[Season 2|2]].<ref>The reason this is, because for only [[Season 1]] of the [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends |series]], the [[Hall of Justice]] was located in [[Gotham City]]. Apparently, the Hall of Justice is located in Gotham for the entirety of the comic book series.</ref>
It began after the [[season 1| 1973 season]] of the series was canceled. It focused on the [[Justice League | SuperFriends]], [[Wendy Harris|Wendy]] and [[Marvin White|Marvin]]. Then in 1977, when the [[season 2 | cartoon was relaunched]] with [[Zan]] and [[Jayna]], the comic followed suit and explained the transition.<ref>The first eight issues would include [[Wendy Harris|Wendy]] and [[Marvin White|Marvin]]. When the [[Wonder Twins]] showed up for the cartoons [[season 2 | next season]], the kids "retired" to attend college.</ref>
 
   
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This ''comicbook series'' was responsible for creating the [[Global Guardians]]. Although it would not be till 1982 in the ''parallel universe'' of [[Earth-One]] that they go by that designation.
   
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Like its ''TV counterpart'' the ''SuperFriends Comicbook'' was responsible for introducing several ''international [[superheroes]]''.
   
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* Writer [[E. Nelson Bridwell]], did his best to tie-in the [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends| ''SuperFriends'' TV series]] to established canon using footnotes. However, what he did achieve was an entirely new universe for the [[Justice League| SuperFriends]] that fans call [[Earth-1A]].
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* Writer [[E. Nelson Bridwell]], did his best to tie-in the [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends| ''SuperFriends'' TV series]] to established canon using footnotes. However, what he achieved was an entirely new universe for the [[Justice League| SuperFriends]], that fans called [[Earth-1A]] or [[Earth-1A|Earth-B]].
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* DC formally categorized [[Super Powers (comics)|Super Powers comics]] volumes 1-3 as happening on ''[[Earth-Thirty-Two]]''.
* Bridwell said several times in the letter column that he did not want the [[Legion of Doom]] to appear; so they never did.{{Fact|}}
 
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* [[Super Friends 30|''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.{{Fact|}}
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* Many of these comics were also translated into the [[Greek]] [[language]] by the [[Anglo Hellenic Agency]] as part of the [[Superman Greek Comics|''Superman'']] [[Super Friends books|comic series]] that was published from December 1978-February 1983 with 104 issues.
   
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
* [http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Super_Friends_comic_book_characters Super Friends comic book characters]
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* [[:Category:Super Friends comic book characters|SuperFriends Comic Book Characters]]
 
* [[Continuity with Earth-One]]
 
* [[Continuity with Earth-One]]
 
   
   
 
==Issues==
 
==Issues==
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===North American issues===
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* [[Limited Collectors' Edition #C-41]]
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*<small>[[Limited Collectors' Edition #C-41| ''Limited Collectors' Edition, #C-41'']] (Dec. 1975/Jan. 1976) </small>
*[[Super Friends 1|Super Friends #1]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 1|SuperFriends, Vol. 1 #1]] (November, 1976) </small>
*[[Super Friends 2|Super Friends #2]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 2| SuperFriends, Vol. 1 #2]] (December, 1976) </small>
*[[Super Friends 3|Super Friends #3]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 3| SuperFriends, Vol. 2 #3]] (February, 1977) </small>
*[[Super Friends 4|Super Friends #4]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 4| SuperFriends, Vol. 2 #4]] (April, 1977) </small>
*[[Super Friends 5|Super Friends #5]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 5| SuperFriends, Vol. 2 #5]] (June, 1977) </small>
*[[Super Friends 6|Super Friends #6]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 6| SuperFriends, Vol. 2 #6]] (August, 1977) </small>
*[[Super Friends 7|Super Friends #7]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 7| SuperFriends, Vol. 2 #7]] (October, 1977) </small>
*[[Super Friends 8|Super Friends #8]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 8| SuperFriends, Vol. 2 #8]] (November, 1977) </small>
*[[Super Friends 9|Super Friends #9]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 9| SuperFriends, Vol. 2 #9]] (December, 1977) </small>
*[[Super Friends 10|Super Friends #10]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 10| SuperFriends, Vol. 3 #10]] (Feb., / March, 1976) </small>
*[[Super Friends 11|Super Friends #11]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 11| SuperFriends, Vol. 3 #11]] (April / May 1978) </small>
*[[Super Friends 12|Super Friends #12]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 12| SuperFriends, Vol. 3 #12]] (June / July 1978) </small>
*[[Super Friends 13|Super Friends #13]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 13| SuperFriends, Vol. 3 #13]] (Aug., / Sep., 1978) </small>
*[[Super Friends 14|Super Friends #14]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 14|SuperFriends, Vol. 3 #14]] (Oct., / Nov., 1978) </small>
*[[Super Friends 15|Super Friends #15]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 15|SuperFriends, Vol. 3 #15]] (December, 1978) </small>
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*<small>[[Super Friends 16|SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #16]] (January 1, 1979) </small>
 
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*<small>[[Super Friends 17| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #17]] (February 1, 1979) </small>
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*[[Super Friends 16|Super Friends #16]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 18| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #18]] (March 1, 1979) </small>
*[[Super Friends 17|Super Friends #17]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 19| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #19]] (April 1, 1979) </small>
*[[Super Friends 18|Super Friends #18]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 20| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #20]] (May 1, 1979) </small>
*[[Super Friends 19|Super Friends #19]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 21| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #21]] (June 1, 1979) </small>
*[[Super Friends 20|Super Friends #20]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 22| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #22]] (July 1, 1979) </small>
*[[Super Friends 21|Super Friends #21]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 23| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #23]] (August 1, 1979) </small>
*[[Super Friends 22|Super Friends #22]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 24| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #24]] (September 1, 1979) </small>
*[[Super Friends 23|Super Friends #23]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 25| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #25]] (October 1, 1979) </small>
 
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*[[Super Friends 24|Super Friends #24]]
 
*[[Super Friends 25|Super Friends #25]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 26| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #26]] (November 1, 1979) </small>
*[[Super Friends 26|Super Friends #26]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 27| SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #27]] (December 1, 1979) </small>
*[[Super Friends 27|Super Friends #27]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 28| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #28]] (January 1, 1980) </small>
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*<small>[[Best of DC 3|The Best of DC # 3]] (February 1, 1980) </small>
*[[Super Friends 28|Super Friends #28]]
 
*[[Super Friends 29|Super Friends #29]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 29| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #29]] (February 1, 1980) </small>
*[[Super Friends 30|Super Friends #30]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 30| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #30]] (March 1, 1980) </small>
*[[Super Friends 31|Super Friends #31]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 31| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #31]] (April 1, 1980) </small>
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*<small>[[Super Friends 32| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #32]] (May 1, 1980) </small>
 
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*<small>[[Super Friends 33| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #33]] (June 1, 1980) </small>
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*[[Super Friends 32|Super Friends #32]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 34| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #34]] (July 1, 1980) </small>
*[[Super Friends 33|Super Friends #33]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 35| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #35]] (August 1, 1980) </small>
*[[Super Friends 34|Super Friends #34]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 36| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #36]] (September 1, 1980) </small>
*[[Super Friends 35|Super Friends #35]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 37| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #37]] (October 1, 1980) </small>
*[[Super Friends 36|Super Friends #36]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 38| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #38]] (November 1, 1980) </small>
*[[Super Friends 37|Super Friends #37]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 39| SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #39]] (December 1, 1980) </small>
*[[Super Friends 38|Super Friends #38]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 40| SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #40]] (January 1, 1981) </small>
*[[Super Friends 39|Super Friends #39]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 41| SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #41]] (February 1, 1981) </small>
*[[Super Friends 40|Super Friends #40]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 42| SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #42]] (March 1, 1981) </small>
*[[Super Friends 41|Super Friends #41]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 43| SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #43]] (April 1, 1981) </small>
*[[Super Friends 42|Super Friends #42]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 44| SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #44]] (May 1, 1981) </small>
*[[Super Friends 43|Super Friends #43]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 45| SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #45]] (June 1, 1981) </small>
*[[Super Friends 44|Super Friends #44]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 46| SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #46]] (July 1, 1981) </small>
*[[Super Friends 45|Super Friends #45]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends 47| SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #47]] (August 1, 1981) </small>
*[[Super Friends 46|Super Friends #46]]
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*<small>[[The Super Friends Special 1|The SuperFriends Special #1]] (January, 1981) </small>
*[[Super Friends 47|Super Friends #47]]
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*<small>[[Super Friends! Your Favorite Television Super-Team Is Back!]] (June, 2001) </small>
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*<small>[[Super Friends! Truth, Justice and Peace]] (April, 2003) </small>
 
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==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Comics]]
 
[[Category:SuperFriends Comic book]]
 
[[Category:SuperFriends Comic book]]

Revision as of 14:23, 5 November 2019

You may be looking for The Superamigos Comic Books (1975-78).
SuperFriends Comicbook Series
Super-friends super
First Issue Date
Last Issue Date

November 1, 1976
August 1, 1981
Total Issues
47
Creators



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;[1] the comic followed suit. It showed how the kids "retired" to attend college and even gave an origin story to the Wonder Twins.

Although the comic overlapped several seasons of the Superfriends, we assume that the entire series takes place chronologically between Season 1 and 2.[2]

This comicbook series was responsible for creating the Global Guardians. Although it would not be till 1982 in the parallel universe of Earth-One that they go by that designation.

Like its TV counterpart the SuperFriends Comicbook was responsible for introducing several international superheroes.


Notes

See Also


Issues

North American issues

  • SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #26 (November 1, 1979)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #27 (December 1, 1979)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #28 (January 1, 1980)
  • The Best of DC # 3 (February 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #29 (February 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #30 (March 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #31 (April 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #32 (May 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #33 (June 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #34 (July 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #35 (August 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #36 (September 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #37 (October 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #38 (November 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 5 #39 (December 1, 1980)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #40 (January 1, 1981)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #41 (February 1, 1981)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #42 (March 1, 1981)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #43 (April 1, 1981)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #44 (May 1, 1981)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #45 (June 1, 1981)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #46 (July 1, 1981)
  • SuperFriends, Vol. 6 #47 (August 1, 1981)
  • The SuperFriends Special #1 (January, 1981)
  • Super Friends! Your Favorite Television Super-Team Is Back! (June, 2001)
  • Super Friends! Truth, Justice and Peace (April, 2003)

References

  1. The first eight issues would include Wendy and Marvin.
  2. The reason this is, because for only Season 1 of the series, the Hall of Justice was located in Gotham City. Apparently, the Hall of Justice is located in Gotham for the entirety of the comic book series.