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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 intergalactic threat...

...the Super Friends!

[theme music]

Pow

[whirring]

[growls]

[bubbling]

The Justice League of America

versus The Legion of Doom!

This is "The Challenge of the Super Friends."

Boom

[theme music]

[dramatic music]

[whooshing]

Pow pow

Batman, the Mantaship is hot on my tail.

Hang on, Wonder Woman, we're right behind him.

[dramatic music]

Wonder Woman's jet may be invisible

but your space sonar is picking it up purr-fectly.

Any second now, and we'll blast it into oblivion.

[Batman] I don't think so, Black Manta

I'm afraid your space chase is over.

I wouldn't be too sure about that, Bat-fool.

We'll take care of you two for good.

Mantaship nuclear engine B fitting in force, Super Friends.

Great Scott! Batman and Apache Chief are in danger.

Zoop

That's far enough, Bizarro. You'd better release them.

Black Manta calling Hall of Doom.

We need reinforcements. Fast.

Great Hera! Black Manta just radioed for help.

We'd better call the other Super Friends

before the entire Legion of Doom arrives.

[dramatic music]

[male narrator] Seconds later, at the Hall of Justice...

And we're going to need all the help

we can get, you've got to hurry.

The two of you will monitor the TroubAlert.

We'll call if we need you.

[whooshing]

We're approaching them now.

Prepare to board and take prisoners.

[dramatic music]

Quick! The Legion of Doom has already arrived.

[male narrator] But before the Legion or the Super Friends

can assist their comrades

an incredible space warp sucks them away

from their own world into a strange unknown universe.

[intense music]

Where on earth are we?

I don't know what you're up to, Super Friends

but we're going to destroy you.

[Vartoo] You will destroy no one.

[dramatic music]

Holy vanishing point, they've all disappeared.

The Legion of Doom must be at the bottom of this.

You can't fool us, Green Lantern.

You're the ones who made them disappear.

We had nothing to do with it, Luthor.

Mm, considering we don't seem to trust one another

yet, we all want to get to the bottom of this mystery

I suggest we pair up in two groups

and search the universes parallel to ours.

It could be a trap, we've got to be careful.

Okay, Luthor, we've got no choice.

The four of us will go with the Batrocket.

[pulsating]

- We're ready, Luthor. - Very well.

The Hall of Doom will take us into another universe...

...where we'll have a perfect opportunity

to finish off the Super Friends.

[male narrator] Instantly, the Super Friends and Legion of Doom

vanish into unknown worlds

in search of their missing comrades.

- Who are you? What do you want? - I am Vartoo.

Leader of this universe.

I have been monitoring your battles for years.

Yet, you have got no closer to solving your differences.

This is a peaceful universe

and so, I shall put a stop to your endless battling.

You have no right to interfere with our differences.

Your differences will soon come to an end.

There will be a series of contests

between individuals of the Legion of Doom

and the Super Friends.

The first group to win three out of five is the victor.

The loser will be promptly eliminated.

The contest will now begin!

[instrumental music]

[Riddler] Where are we?

[Vartoo] You are at the Labyrinth of Death.

The first one through the maze is the winner.

A simple puzzle like this will a cinch for the Riddler.

[intense music]

This looks like the most logical direction.

It won't be long now, now...

[gasps] A bottomless pit!

It nearly got me.

[intense music]

I'll see that it gets Batman for sure.

And I'll win this contest and get rid of Batman

at the same time.

I'd better start moving faster

if I'm going to beat the Riddler.

[intense music]

A trap! My batcape should slow me down.

Great Gotham!

[growling]

[whooshing]

[male narrator] Meanwhile, as the Hall of Doom

arrives in a strange, sub-atomic universe...

There seems to be nothing here except huge atoms of molecules

and not a sign of light anywhere.

What in the world is that?

[Hawkman] It's some kind of atomic monster.

This looks like a perfect opportunity to rid ourselves

of two Super Friends!

Pow

crash

Luthor, Captain Cold, help us.

Not a chance, Green-fool.

That atomic creature has contaminated us.

We're tuning into unstable nuclear matter.

If we don't stop the reaction

we'll explode like an atomic bomb.

[male narrator] Later, in the deadly labyrinth...

[growling]

I can't get free of that creature's grip.

[growls]

Some clever batcable work should get me out of this.

[dramatic music]

Thud

I've got to get out of here fast.

[intense music]

These stairs may lead me out of this dismal pit.

Great Gotham!

[laughs] I'm out of the labyrinth.

- I won! - Guess again, Riddler.

Batman! But how?

I left you in that deadly bottomless pit.

It seems your shrewdness backfired on you, Riddler.

The victory goes to Batman.

And now, for the second challenge.

[instrumental music]

[instrumental music]

[zapping]

[Vartoo] Welcome to the Lake of Terror.

First to cross its treacherous waters will be the winner.

Prepare to lose, Aquaman.

[evil laughter]

Splash

Great Neptune, a giant seahorse!

[screeches]

My aquatic telepathy better work.

He may have gotten away from that seahorse

but I'll set a trap that he'll never get out of.

[growling]

Aquaman!

Help!

Black Manta's in bad trouble.

I've got to win this race

but I can't just leave him there.

Quick! get out!

[groans]

Thanks for saving me, Aquaman.

Sorry I can't do the same for you.

[intense music]

[Vartoo] Under-handed but effective

Black Manta is the victor.

The score is tied.

[male narrator] Meanwhile, in the incredible atomic universe...

There are only seconds before we reach critical mass and explode.

We've still got one chance.

If we can move together, we may be able to

neutralize the atoms before it's too late.

Hurry, the atomic structure's breaking down.

Boom

Great thunder! It flew us right back into our own universe.

It looks like the Legion of Doom planned this trap after all.

Come on, we better find the others.

[male narrator] Beyond the boundary of space and time

exists still another incredible universe.

There's nothing in this universe

except strange geometric objects.

We've got to keep looking. The others must be somewhere.

[beeping]

Something's happened. We've stopped.

We're trapped inside of one of the geometric objects.

I can't get us free.

Do not worry, my friends.

No harm will befall you.

The three-dimensional beings in this world

are quite mischievous and love...

[laughs] ...to play tricks on visitors.

We're looking for our missing friends.

They disappeared from our universe.

Well, they're not in this universe.

However, with my crystal cube

I can see into all worlds.

Oh, my, there they are.

Thanks, fools, now that we've got this

we no longer need you.

[zapping]

They stole my crystal cube.

Holy Sinestro traps!

That's not the worst of it. Look!

[roars]

[roars]

Help! It's got me!

Oh, no, I better think of something.

I know. I'll turn it into a dodecahedron.

[intense music]

Thanks, that was close.

We've got to try to find the Legion of Doom

before they discover the others.

We'd better try another universe.

Good luck.

[dramatic music]

[male narrator] Meanwhile, back in the strange universe of Vartoo...

[Superman] Call off your contest, Vartoo.

This is no way to administer justice.

What's the matter, Superman? Afraid you might lose?

Silence! I decide all in my universe!

The third contest will now begin.

[dramatic music]

Great Hera! It must be 10,000 feet tall.

[Vartoo] Precisely, Wonder Woman.

And the first to reach its summit and cap the volcano

is the winner.

That sounds purr-fectly simple.

I don't think so, Cheetah.

Look!

[explosion]

[dramatic music]

Never let it be said that the Cheetah was afraid to cheat.

[evil laughter]

[creaking]

Great Hera! My magic lasso is my only chance.

[intense music]

Oh, no, Cheetah's at the top of the volcano.

If I don't act fast, I'll lose the contest.

Thud

No fair, you cheated!

Well done, Wonder Woman.

You are the winner, and the score is 2-1

in favor of the Super Friends.

[male narrator] Meanwhile, back in space, the Legion of Doom

continues to search for their missing colleagues.

It's no use, with the infinite number of universes to look in

we'll never find the others.

Don't worry, Luthor, with this crystal gazing cube

we can look into any universe.

[Luthor] There they are! That strange being has got them trapped.

The Hall of Doom inter-atomic homing device

will take us right to them.

[male narrator] As the Hall of Doom dissolves out of the universe

another strange super-challenge

is about to begin.

Scarecrow, Apache Chief

prepare yourselves for the fourth event.

[dramatic music]

[Vartoo] The first of you to track down and subdue

the deadly two-headed serpent

will be our next winner.

That sounds simple enough.

[evil laughter]

Still wet, the serpent should be within a half mile.

Tracks end. The serpent has got to be in this area.

[roars]

I've walked right into its trap.

[growls]

[intense music]

[grunts] if I can just overpower this head

I should be able to handle the other.

[pants] Now to take care of the other head.

[growls]

It looks like Apache Chief's got half the job done already.

Now for some fancy double-roping.

In this contest, two heads are definitely better than one.

[evil laughter]

A bit unethical, Scarecrow

but nevertheless, you are the winner.

And the score is tied two a piece.

Our next match will decide the ultimate winner

and now the final challenge.

[dramatic music]

[Vartoo] Superman, Bizarro, the winner of your contest will be

the first to stop the giant space robot Gulatan.

He make hunk of tin out of robot.

[laughs]

[Superman] Great Scott!

[male narrator] Meanwhile, in another distant universe...

Robin, Samurai, what happened to the Legion of Doom?

They gave us the slip and took the only clue we had

to the whereabouts of the others.

Wait a minute, look at this.

It appears our villainous friends

made a terrible mistake

and forgot to cover up their tracks.

The infrared radar has picked up their trail.

It will lead us right to them.

Hang on, we'll follow them right out of the universe.

[whooshing]

[zapping]

Great Scott! It's been equipped with kryptonite beams.

Superman finished, now Bizarro win contest.

I've only got one chance.

Got to try to cut off his vision with my freeze breath.

[creaking]

Well, he's momentarily sightless.

I can sneak into that open vent.

[creaking]

One of these mechanical devices

has got to affect Gulatan's operation.

[metal clanking]

It's slowing down.

You have won the final challenge, Superman.

You and your Super Friends are the victors.

And now, according to the rules

the losers will be eliminated.

No! The games were unfair.

We deserve another chance.

[Vartoo] In a few moments, this boiling acid

will eat through the force field

dissolving you all into oblivion.

I don't care how peaceful Vartoo claims to be

we can't let this kind of injustice take place.

Even the Legion of Doom deserves a fair trial.

Stop! You have no right to question my authority.

This is my universe!

From the moment you brought us here

it became our universe, too.

Splash

You shall all be sorry.

You defied my orders.

Now you shall all perish.

This is a job for Superman.

[roars]

Looks like Vartoo is nothing more than a pile of bones.

[Vartoo] Prepare for the end, you fools.

It's the Hall of Doom.

It looks like Vartoo now has a force field of his own.

And we can thank the Legion of Doom for saving us.

And thanks for saving us, Super Friends.

But now that we're even, we have a little surprise for you.

A going away party. Goodbye, Super-fools!

[evil laughter]

It won't be as easy as you think, Luthor. Look!

Pow pow

zap zap zap

Now to ship them back to our own world.

It was I who brought you all into this universe

and I shall be the one

who gets rid of you.

We're back in our own universe.

And the Legion of Doom has slipped away from us again.

After all the injustice they've spread throughout the galaxy

maybe we should have let Vartoo punish them.

I don't think so, Robin.

Vartoo's brand of justice only creates more injustice.

Besides, the Legion of Doom did get one form of punishment.

They'll always remember they lost

when they challenged the Super Friends.

[theme music]