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[male narrator] Banded together from remote galaxies

are 13 of the most sinister villains of all time.

The Legion of Doom.

Dedicated to a single objective

the conquest of the universe.

Only one group dares to challenge

this inter galactic threat.

The Super Friends.

[theme music]

The Justice League of America versus the Legion of Doom.

This is the "Challenge of the Super Friends."

[instrumental music]

[ominous music]

Deep beneath the cover of the murky swamp

the sinister Legion of Doom

prepares to unleash another incredible plan.

I don't care what's your new scheme is, Luthor.

I am going to take care of the Super Friends my own way.

Don't worry, Black Manta, with my next ingenious plan

there won't be any Super Friends to take care of.

I've heard that story before.

Black Manta, keep quiet. Let Luthor speak.

Tell me, what would become of the Super Friends

if three of their most powerful members

were to vanish from the face of the Earth?

What if Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern

simply never existed?

[Cheetah] We would gain permanent control of the world.

But they do exist, Luthor.

Not for long, Grodd.

I've recently discovered the secret origins of Wonder Woman

Green Lantern and Superman.

Using the Hall of Doom time conveyer

all we have to do is return through time and alter the past

so that Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern

never get a chance to become Super Friends.

[laughing]

[male narrator] As Luthor turns on the incredible time conveyor

the entire Hall of Doom begins to dissolve away.

Disappearing into the past.

Within seconds, the Hall of Doom

travels back to the year 1941.

Arriving just off the shore of Paradise Island

birthplace of Wonder Woman.

Now all we have to do is

watch the secret origin

of Wonder Woman unfold through time.

Until the moment arrives when the Legion of Doom

shall reshape history!

[male narrator] Meanwhile, on Paradise Island

home of the eternally young and beautiful Amazons

Hippolyta, queen and ruler of the Island

molds a young girl out of clay

under the guidance of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom.

How beautiful!

I love this little girl as if she were my own.

Oh, Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty and Love

grant my wish and let me have this one as my daughter.

You shall have your wish, Hippolyta.

And she shall be named after the moon goddess and called Diana.

[male narrator] And so, Diana was born of the Gods.

She will be as strong as Hercules.

And swifter than Mercury.

The most beautiful Amazon on Paradise Island.

But a strange peril in the outer world

is soon to alter Diana's life.

Hippolyta, you must find the strongest Amazon maiden

and send her to the United States.

To help fight the war and crush evil.

You wish shall be obeyed, Aphrodite.

[male narrator] And so, the queen announces to the Amazons that a tournament

will be held to find the strongest

and most able female of all.

Oh, mother, I can't wait to take part in the tournament

I know I shall win.

No, my daughter! I forbid it!

The winner of the tournament must leave Paradise Island.

She will have to give up her birthright

of eternal youth and beauty.

[male narrator] Later in Diana's dressing quarters...

The tournament is about to begin.

With this mask, I can take part in the games

without my mother knowing.

In history as we know it, Diana won the tournament

and her mother was forced to allow her to leave

Paradise Island and become Wonder Woman.

But now it's time for us to alter history.

Precisely, Luthor.

Without my Cheetah disguise, I can sneak on to Paradise Island

and compete in the games.

And with the help of the Hall of Doom's electronic devices

Cheetah will win the tournament and become the new Wonder Woman.

[male narrator] Later, as the tournament is about to commence

Diana and the others are unaware

that a stranger is in their ranks.

The tournament will now begin.

[male narrator] As the game proceeds, Diana eliminates dozens of opponents

handily winning the lasso contest.

The Cheetah, with her cat-like skills

easily defeats dozens of others.

As the tournament nears its end...

Only two girls have survived the tournament.

They shall meet each other in the final match.

The magic bracelets against the stun ray.

[Cheetah thinking] When I win this final event

Diana will never become Wonder Woman.

[thinking] I stopped those rays without a scratch.

Now to win this tournament.

[thinking] These radar-controlled bracelets

will give Diana quite a shock.

[zapping]

You are the winner, strongest of the Amazon women.

Take this outfit and Magic Lasso

and use them to help fight injustice in the outer world.

I've done it, now I am Wonder Woman.

[male narrator] But as the Amazon impostor leaves Paradise Island

for the United States...

...she takes a slight detour to the awaiting Hall of Doom.

Excellent! Cheetah makes a fine Wonder Woman.

[laughs]

And now that I've won the tournament

there won't be any Wonder Woman in the future.

[laughing]

[male narrator] Meanwhile back in the present...

[whooshing]

Thanks, Wonder Woman.

We sure got that fire out fast, Robin.

Right, Batman, I told Superman we could do it alone.

Wonder Woman vanished into non existence

right before Batman and Robin's eyes.

Not even their memories of Wonder Woman exist any longer.

Green Lantern is our next target.

It will be pleasure to put his green flame out.

[male narrator] Instantly, the Hall of Doom disappears into time.

Arriving seconds later in a desolate area

of the Western United States.

Now we shall watch as Green Lantern's secret origin unfolds.

Then the Legion of Doom will step in

and shape destiny once again.

[crash]

The ship is destroyed, and I am too weak

to carry on my work as intergalactic space patrolman.

I must seek out a deserving earthling

to pass on my battery of power.

My power ring will find an honest

and fearless one to take my place.

[male narrator] With the speed of light

the strange visitor's energy beam crisscrosses the Earth.

Meanwhile test pilot Hal Jordan

works in his flightless jet trainer.

A few more modifications and this jet trainer will be

turning out top notch space pilots.

Where on Earth did this strange green energy come from?

Quick, Hal Jordan, get out while you can.

Now to take his place.

[male narrator] A confused Hal Jordan watches

as Luthor is swept away by the green energy beam

which takes him to the mysterious spacecraft.

Come in, Earth man, I am Abin Sur.

And I've chosen you to take my place

as space patrolman of this sector.

With this green energy battery, you will have power

over everything except that which is yellow.

Take my ring and use it to defend against

evil and injustice.

Evil and injustice will never be the same.

[laughing]

Oh, no! It's the Green Lantern!

No, fools, it's only me, the Green Luthor.

And now that Hal Jordan is still a mere test pilot

there won't ever be a Green Lantern.

[laughs]

[male narrator] Meanwhile in the present...

Well, that does it. Repair check is complete.

The Justice League Satellite is in perfect order.

It's time we got back to the Hall of Justice, Hawkman.

Green lantern has disappeared without a trace.

And the other Super Friends haven't the slightest suspicion

that he ever existed.

And now we shall get rid of the most powerful

Super Friend of all.

My arch enemy, Superman.

[male narrator] Seconds later, the time traveling Hall of Doom

arrives in the past, high above the surface of Planet Krypton

birthplace of the young Kal-El, alias Superman.

Soon we shall the events unfold

that led to the beginning of Superman.

Me watch with pleasure, see Superman for last time.

[laughs]

[male narrator] Meanwhile on the planet of Krypton...

Another ground quake!

There have been several all over the planet.

Hello, scientists, our planet Krypton is doomed.

Very soon, internal pressures will cause the planet to explode

like a great bomb.

[all laughing]

We refuse to listen to any more of your nonsense, Jor-El.

[male narrator] But knowing that his calculations are correct

Jor-El builds a prototype

escape rocket in his laboratory.

[rumbling]

Quick, Lara, there is no time to save ourselves.

We'll put our son Kal-El into the escape rocket

and send him to Earth.

[rumbling]

[explosion]

A young Kal-El reaches Earth.

The energy from its yellow sun will make him Superman.

But we'll see that that never happens.

Now Kal-El's new course will take him straight

to that nearby planet, with its red sun

he will grow up to be a normal child.

And Superman shall never exist.

[male narrator] Meanwhile, back in the present

a man of steel is honored by the Superman day parade.

You've got quite a turnout of fans, Superman.

Right, Hawkman, it must be the...

- Superman, gone. - Right, Bizarro.

Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern are all gone.

And with their reduced strength, we can return to the present

and conquer the Hall of Justice, once and for all.

[laughing]

[male narrator] With Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern gone

the Hall of Doom arrives back in the present

to strike another sinister blow at the Super Friends.

[alarm blaring]

[Robin] Holy Hall of Doom, Batman, look!

The Legion of Doom is directly over the Hall of Justice.

[zapping]

[Luthor] Welcome, Super Friends.

You are now the guests of the Legion of Doom.

[laughs]

You never stop playing your games, do you, Luthor?

On the contrary, Batman.

It's the Super Friends who will be playing games.

My hypnotic anger ray will cause you to destroy one another

while the Legion of Doom watches the entertainment.

We'll save you four for the second performance.

Now we will have the pleasure of watching the Super Friends

destroy themselves.

[zapping]

[instrumental music]

Tomei Ningen!

Ineck chock!

We're trapped in the Hall of Doom's dungeon

and there is no way out.

Maybe there is, Robin.

All I have to do is vibrate my molecules

at superspeed and I can pass right through the wall.

Nice work, Flash.

Holy discoveries, Batman.

This must be the Hall of Doom communication center.

[Batman] We could learn a great deal about the Legion of Doom

for their computer files.

But there is no time.

One of these buttons must open the outer door

of the Hall of Doom.

Great Scott! We've tapped into

the Legion of Doom's file on the Super Friends.

[automated voice] Computer file number 17G, Super Friend elimination

plan 12, primary targets

Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern.

Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern? Who are they?

I don't know, Robin.

But we better bring this computer tape

back to the Hall of Justice and check it out.

I found the controls to the Hall of Doom's energy transporter.

I'll set the co-ordinates for the Hall of Justice.

[beeping]

[male narrator] In a fraction of a second, the energy transporter

beams the Super Friends back to the Hall of Justice.

[Batman] Quick, we've got to run this tape

through the Justice League computer analyzer.

[male narrator] Meanwhile at the Hall of Doom...

What an excellent sporting event.

Bring in the other Super Friends.

Other Super Friends gone. Use transporter to escape.

Activating scanners, will search

every square inch of the earth form.

[male narrator] Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice

the Super Friends finish viewing the strange computer tape.

[automated voice] Hall of Doom memory tape indicates Superman

Wonder Woman and Green Lantern

were members of the Justice League.

The Legion of Doom altered the past

to prevent them from existing.

Gaps in the Justice League computer memory

confirm the existence of three other Super Friends.

It's incredible.

I have no recall of these other Super Friends.

But they must have existed.

We'll have to split up and return into the past

to the exact times and places indicated on the memory tape.

if we can prevent the Legion of Doom

from tampering with the past, we should be

able to return things to normal.

I will return to Paradise Island

and take care of this Wonder Woman.

And I can set things straight with Green Lantern.

Robin and I will go to Krypton and handle Superman.

Let's go!

[male narrator] Using their various modes of time travel

the Super Friends vanish into the past.

Breaking through the time barrier.

Seconds later, Flash arrives in the past on Paradise Island.

I've got to get to the tournament before it's too late.

Cheetah is about to use her radar controlled bracelets

and defeat Diana, my superspeed should handle this.

[zapping]

What could have gone wrong?

That should return things to normal.

Congratulations, you are the winner

and most able Amazon of Paradise Island.

- Thank you, mother - Diana! You tricked me.

But I must keep my word to Aphrodite

and send you to the United States.

Something's gone wrong, Cheetah must have failed.

We won't make the same mistake with Green Lantern.

[male narrator] Years later at the Ferris Aircraft Company...

Luthor should be arriving any moment now.

Quick, Hal Jordan, get out while you can!

Sorry, Luthor, but there's going to be a slight change in plans.

Black Vulcan!

[thunderclap]

Come in, Earth man, I am Abin Sur

and I have chosen you to take my place

as space patrolman of this sector.

With this green energy battery

you will have power over everything

except that which is yellow.

Take my ring and use it to defend

against evil and injustice.

I will, Abin Sur, and I shall call myself Green Lantern.

You may have faltered this plan, Black Vulcan

but I still have another that will cripple the Super Friends.

[male narrator] Years earlier at the Planet Krypton

little Kal-El escapes disaster.

Holy explosions, Batman!

We've only got seconds to stop

the Legion of Doom and save Superman.

[Batman] Hang on, Robin!

If young Kal-El reaches Earth, the energy from its Yellow sun

will make him Superman!

But we will see that that never happens.

We did it, Batman! The escape rocket is on course to Earth.

[crash]

Jonathan, something just crashed up ahead.

Let have a look.

[baby crying]

[Martha] It's a baby!

He's unhurt, we can hide the rocket

and tell the county orphanage we found the child.

We will adopt him and call him Clark Kent.

[male narrator] Meanwhile, back in the present at the Hall of Justice...

- What happened? - We can answer that, Superman.

The Legion of Doom returned to the past and altered your

early lives so that you would never become Super Friends.

The four of us broke through the time barrier

and put the past back the way it was.

But where are the other Super Friends?

Luthor has them in the Hall of Doom.

We will work out an escape plan on the way.

Let's go!

[male narrator] Later at the Hall of Doom...

There is no sign of the escaped Super Friends anywhere.

We will find then, and when we do...

What's happening?

Okay, Superman, ready when you are.

Right, Green Lantern.

It's Superman, but that's impossible, he doesn't exist.

Quick, into the fighter crafts. We will counter attack!

Now that the Legion of Doom is tied up in that jet dog fight

I'll have time to rescue the other Super Friends.

[crackling]

[instrumental music]

Superman!

Hurry, we've got to get out of here.

My Magic Lasso rocket will take care of all three of them.

[Superman] Well, Luthor, your little time trick

turned out to be a time trap.

For you and your Legion of Doom.

Time is a slippery substance, Superman.

And with it, we will give you the slip once again.

It may be time that helped free the Legion of Doom today

but it will time that gives us a chance to catch them tomorrow.

[theme music]