Showcase Presents: Super Friends #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the earliest adventures of the Super Friends, reprinting material from the 1970s Super Friends comic series that was based on the popular animated TV show. It features the classic team of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the Wonder Twins, along with their monkey sidekick Gleek, as they tackle threats in a family-friendly style. Presented in DC's black-and-white Showcase Presents format, this collection offers a nostalgic look at the Silver Age-inspired team-ups that introduced many young readers to the Justice League's core heroes.
In "The Fury of the Super Foes," the Super Friends assist a mysterious woman in reclaiming what she claims are her ancestral relics—only to find themselves battling monstrous forces and uncovering a far more complex truth. Written by E. Nelson Bridwell and illustrated by Ramona Fradon with inks by Bob Smith, this 2014 Showcase Presents issue delivers a classic team-up with a twist, all wrapped in a striking cover by Alex Toth.
When five villains recruit young sidekicks to aid in stealing the top-secret Project SR, the Super Friends must train Wendy and Marvin to rise to the challenge—proving that even the most unlikely heroes can stand up to a team of super-powered troublemakers.
When Wendy and Marvin are taken hostage at the Hall of Justice by a team of villains and their sidekicks, Wonder Dog breaks free and races to summon the Super Friends—just in time to turn the tide. The fate of the captured duo hangs in the balance as the heroes rush to respond.
In "The Cosmic Hit Man," Dr. Ihdrom unleashes the World Beater—a monstrous fusion of Earth's most powerful villains—on a stunned planet. As the Super Friends, Teen Titans, and other heroes fall one by one, it's up to Marvin and Wendy to outthink a foe whose strength defies all known limits.
In "Telethon Treachery!," the Super Friends host a charity telethon, turning the spotlight on heroes and high-profile donors—until Greenback hijacks the event, targeting the wealthy for ransom and snatching Bruce Wayne in the process. With the broadcast live and the stakes rising, the team must protect the public while racing to save their teammate.
In "The Menace of the Menagerie Man!", the Super Friends team up with Atom to stop a mysterious criminal who summons and vanishes animals to commit his crimes. When they uncover his secret—using shrinking technology to manipulate the creatures—the team must think fast to outwit a foe who turns the jungle into a weapon. With Wendy and Marvin stepping up as full-fledged heroes, the battle tests their courage and teamwork in ways they’ve never faced before.
When Zan and Jayna arrive on Earth with a dire warning, the Super Friends must quickly join forces with heroes from around the world to stop Grax’s deadly plan—before the first four bombs detonate. With time running out and global stakes at risk, this high-stakes mission tests their unity and resolve.
In "Three Ways to Kill a World!", the Justice League teams up with international heroes, the Wonder Twins, and their sidekicks Wendy and Marvin to thwart Grax’s apocalyptic scheme. With Wendy and Marvin preparing to leave the Super Friends for college, the Wonder Twins step forward, eager to take their place and hone their powers under the team’s guidance.
In "The Monster Menace!", the Super Friends aid a woman seeking two mysterious objects she claims as her inheritance—only to face strange creatures blocking their path. As the team uncovers the truth, they discover the objects are Sinestro’s old power ring and battery, and the so-called monsters are actually alien heroes who join forces with the Super Friends to confront the woman’s dangerous intentions.
When the long-isolated former heroes T.N.T. and Dyna-Mite vanish after their radiation-proof bunkers are destroyed, the Super Friends must track them down before their volatile energies spiral out of control. Written by a team of creators and illustrated with dynamic energy, this 17-page tale from *Showcase Presents: Super Friends #1* explores the high-stakes mystery of two powerful figures suddenly unleashed into the world they were meant to be contained within.
When Doctor Mist warns the Super Friends of a colossal underground menace, they face their most unsettling challenge yet: the Mindless Immortal, a being of endless life and unstoppable digging, awakened and now threatening to shake the world from beneath.
In "Elementary!", the Overlord transforms four individuals into elemental villains—each embodying a classical Greek element—but when the Super Friends capture them, the quartet chooses to turn their powers toward heroism instead. A fresh twist on redemption, this 17-page tale explores transformation and second chances in the heart of the Super Friends' world.
When the alien Cvag construct a city high in Earth’s atmosphere and deploy a gravity device that grounds all aircraft and flying heroes, it falls to the Wonder Twins to sneak into their floating stronghold and stop the invasion before it’s too late.
When the Time Trapper sabotages Professor Nichols' time machine, Jayna is hurled to Krypton moments before its destruction, while Zan is flung into a future where a dying red sun threatens to consume the last remnants of civilization. Trapped across two collapsing timelines, the Super Friends must find a way to survive—and reunite—before time itself unravels.
In "Battle Against the Super Fiends!" from Showcase Presents: Super Friends #1, the Super Friends team up with the Wonder Twins on a mission to Exor, where shape-shifting villains are imitating Earth's heroes. With their powers and identities stolen, the team must outwit foes who look and fight like them—before the deception turns deadly.
When time itself begins to unravel across Gotham City, the Super Friends race against fractured seconds to stop Chronos, whose twisted schemes are throwing the city—and their own powers—into chaos. With every passing moment destabilizing reality, they must find a way to restore order before the past, present, and future collapse entirely.
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↩ Reprints Limited Collectors' Edition #C-41 (1975), Super Friends #1 (1976), Super Friends #2 (1976), Super Friends #3 (1977), Super Friends #4 (1977), Super Friends #5 (1977), Super Friends #6 (1977), Super Friends #7 (1977), Super Friends #8 (1977), Super Friends #9 (1977), Super Friends #10 (1978), Super Friends #11 (1978), Super Friends #12 (1978), Super Friends #13 (1978), Super Friends #14 (1978), Super Friends #15 (1978), Super Friends #16 (1979), Super Friends #17 (1979), Super Friends #18 (1979), Super Friends #19 (1979), Super Friends #20 (1979), Super Friends #21 (1979), Super Friends #22 (1979), Super Friends #23 (1979), Super Friends #24 (1979)
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