Super Friends 18

SuperFriends Comicbook Series

The SuperFriends, Vol. 4 #18

March, 1979

“Manhunt in Time!”

(17 pages)

Writers

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencilers

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inkers

Bob Smith

Colorer

Jerry Serpe

Letterer

Ben Oda

Editors

Julius Swartz
Joe Orlando (Managing Ed)

Publisher

Jenette Kahn

Previous Issue

SuperFriends, #17

Next Issue

SuperFriends, #19

Part two of a two-issue story.

Our two-part story concludes in this issue.

Featured Characters

• The SuperFriends including the Wonder Twins (dubbed the Super-Seven):
  • Aquaman
  • Batman
  • Robin
  • Superman
  • Wonder Woman
• Jr. SuperFriends:
  • Zan
  • Jayna
  • Gleek

Guest Hero(s)

• Tuatara from New Zealand -- last appearance in issue #8

Supporting Characters

• Professor Carter Nichols -- appears next in issue #26
• Queen Isabella of Castile -- first and only appearance
• Archbishop of Toledo -- first and only appearance
• Thomas Edison -- first and only appearance

Villains

• Time Trapper, a Controller -- confirmed again in this issue

Mentioned Only

• Elongated Man
• Superman mentions the flames of Rao
• Wonder Women mentions Hera
• King Henry IV of Castile
• Alphonso, King of Portugal
• Ferdinand King of Sicily
• Christopher Columbus

Locations

• Atlantis in 59,600 B.C. -- approximately 50,000 years before it is destined to sink
• Madrigal, Spain in October 1469
• The Grand Trunk Railroad, Michigan in 1860
• Professor Nichols' Lab, late 1978

Items

• Magic Lasso