#108 - 'Super Friends' (Part 2)

The Penny Men return to the Hall of Justice for part two of their Super Friends deep dive! Ben, Gregory, and Tom break down the Challenge of the Super Friends era, including the debut of the Legion of Doom, the rotating Hanna-Barbera formats, and the legal headaches that led to Black Vulcan, Samurai, and Apache Chief replacing familiar DC heroes! From there, the conversation jumps from the cartoon to the comics, exploring: Nelson Bridwell’s ambitious Global Guardians The rise of Fire and Ice Dr. Mist’s immortal origins And a surprising number of Super Friends stories that were far darker—and stranger—than their Saturday morning reputation suggests! Along the way, the Penny Men cover: Lost pitches involving Dr. Sivana Forgotten villains like Grax and World Breaker Pokémon-style animal combat And why Super Friends comics quietly became a testing ground for ideas that would later shape DC’s wider universe! Super teams, super villains, and super deep cuts—this is Super Friends like you’ve never heard it before!