Original subtitles

[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]

Bam

growl

[bubbling]

The Justice League of America versus The Legion of Doom!

This is the "Challenge of the Super Friends."

[instrumental music]

[intense music]

Deep beneath the dangerous waters of an unknown sea

an infamous submarine silently travels

on its well-known journey.

Holding steady on course 288, Captain Nemo.

Excellent, my submarine, The Nautilus

will allow us to view for the first time

the unexplored frontiers of the ocean.

Crash

We've struck something. I want a damage report immediately.

[intense music]

It's incredible! I never thought it would work this well.

[growling]

Oh, no! It spotted me.

I've got to get out of here.

[music continues]

[growling]

Seconds later, at the Hall of Doom...

[intense music]

[zapping]

It worked, my newest and most awesome invention ever

is a complete success!

It's fantastic, a device that can project anyone

right into the pages of a storybook

allowing them to become part of the tale itself.

Right. Like "20,000 Leagues Beneath The Sea."

There's only one catch to the device.

If you don't get out of the story within 12 hours

you'll become stuck in the book forever!

How come there's a flaw in your device, Toyman?

There isn't a flaw.

It's been perfectly designed to trap the Super Friends

in what will become their fairytale of doom.

[laughing]

Later, at the Hall of Justice...

[Superman] It looks like our delegation of Super Friends is getting along

fine at The Interplanetary Peace Conference.

[Wonder Woman] And Batman and the others are just about ready to officiate

the opening of the Galactic Olympics in Andromeda.

Excellent, we'll get rid of Superman

Wonder Woman and Hawkman

while the other Super Friends are far off in space.

It's a triple alert. We've got to move fast.

Instantly the Super Friends streak away

to handle the worldwide calls of distress.

Moments later, in the rocky mountains of Colorado...

I've got to do something fast

or the avalanche will cover those skiers.

[dramatic music]

Phew, thanks, Hawkman, a few seconds later

and we'd have been a couple of frozen skiers.

It looks like the trouble isn't over.

That's right, my fine-feathered fool.

Try and stop me.

Vroom vroom

Okay, Grundy, now!

[zapping]

It worked perfectly!

[laughing]

Meanwhile, at the Sierra Verde silver mine

in Southern Mexico...

Uh, tons of silver in this mine will make a nice addition

to the Hall of Doom's stolen treasury.

Now, let's see if you're quick enough to catch me.

[dramatic music]

Now, Bizarro.

[zapping]

That should be the last we see of poor Wonder Woman.

[laughing]

Thousands of miles away, on the outskirts of Tokyo...

...the Legion of Doom strikes

the giant Toho Electronics Plant.

With these new super miniaturized computer components

I will be able to increase the power

of my own android brain a hundred times.

[Superman] That still won't be enough to outsmart

the Super Friends, Brainiac.

[Brainiac] Superman.

You'll need more than words to stop me.

[whirring]

[zapping]

This million-volt arc welder isn't even strong enough

to clean my Supersuit, Brainiac.

Now, Grodd!

[zapping]

So far so good, with Superman

Wonder Woman and Hawkman out of the way

we can take over the Hall of Justice

and start another super crime wave.

Meanwhile, within the very pages

of one of the incredible storybooks...

[zapping]

Great birds of prey! W-Where on Earth am I?

Jack, you good-for-nothing son of mine.

I don't understand you.

I gave you our last cow to sell at the market

and you trade it for five useless beans!

Who are you? W-What are you talking about?

She's talking about these beans. Don't you remember, Hawkman?

Uh, I mean, Jack.

[laughs] Jack and the bean.

[laughs]

[intense music]

It's impossible!

I'm right in the middle of the fairy tale

"Jack And The Beanstalk."

[music continues]

It seems like I've been falling forever.

I don't understand what's happening.

The last thing I remember was chasing Cheetah.

Oh, my ears and whiskers! How late it's getting.

Great Hera!

Either I'm dreaming or this is the story

of "Alice In Wonderland."

[Cheetah] You're only half-right.

It's now the story of Wonder Woman in Wonderland.

Pr-r-r. Ha-ha-ha. Pr-r-r. Oh-ho-ho...

I have no other choice, but to play out the story

and try to catch Cheetah.

If I drink this, I should grow smaller.

Elsewhere, within the pages

of still another remarkable story...

Where am I?

[Brainiac] You're in Lilliput, Gulliver.

I saw to it the Lilliputians

were supplied with plenty of Kryptonite ropes.

[Brainiac laughing]

[intense music]

Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice...

While the rest of the super-fools are busy discussing

interplanetary peace, we've got the entire Earth at our mercy.

Not to mention three hopeless Super Friends.

Luthor, Batman and the others are on their way back to Earth.

There's nothing to worry about, Manta.

We'll use the Super Friends' own devices to capture them.

And in only six more hours

Superman, Hawkman and Wonder Woman

will be gone for good!

[laughing]

[dramatic music]

I've got to catch Toyman and find out

how to get out of this fantasy world.

He's nowhere in sight.

[Hawkman] I'd better take a look inside that giant castle.

It's incredible!

Toyman must be around here somewhere.

[Toyman] I'm here, Hawkman.

If you've ever wondered what it's like to be

a piece of bread dough, you'll soon find out.

[laughing]

[thuds]

[rumbling]

That was too close.

[thudding]

Oh, no! It's a giant!

Fee-fi-fo-fum!

I smell the fear of a tiny one.

I think I'd better fly out of here before that giant

decides to have hawk for dinner.

Thought you could get away, did you?

You'll soon find out what I do

to intruders in my castle!

[laughing]

Later, in the strange garden of Wonderland...

I've got to catch Cheetah if I'm ever going to get out

of this deadly fantasy land.

[caterpillar] What makes you think you're going to get out?

[laughs]

No one gets out of Wonderland.

At least, not in their right mind.

And we'll make sure her mind isn't right.

- Right? - Right.

With my magic lasso around you, you won't be doing anything.

You may be able to lasso a cat without a grin

but you'll never catch a grin without a cat.

[laughing]

Meanwhile, in the little kingdom of Lilliput...

Well, he is a big one, isn't he?

You've got to release me. I won't harm you.

- Help! He-he... - Run way!

- Run! - Run! Run for your lives!

You've got to stop him at all costs.

If you don't, he'll destroy Lilliput.

Quick! Fire the catapults!

[swooshing]

Great Scott, Brainiac's supplied them

with more Kryptonite!

At the Hall of Justice, a sinister trap awaits

the unsuspecting Super Friends

as they return from space.

We'd better check the Justice League recorder

and find out where Superman, Wonder Woman and Hawkman are.

[intense music]

Holy science fiction, Batman! What was that?

[Luthor] Perhaps I can explain.

We've trapped your super-companions

much the same way we're about to trap you.

They've got us penned up in our own escape-proof intruder trap.

That's right, Bat-fool.

And Superman, Wonder Woman and Hawkman

are trapped inside these storybooks.

And in less than one hour, they will become lost forever

in the pages of fairy tale history.

Black Manta and I will remain in the Hall of Justice.

Right, Luthor, the rest of us

will begin our mission of felony.

Meanwhile, within the tale of "Jack And The Beanstalk..."

Fee-fi-fo-fum

I'll fry you on both sides

and then you'll be done!

[laughs]

I've got to get out of this fairy tale

before I come to a very real end.

You're going nowhere, except into the fire!

[laughs]

This floating ember is just what I need to free myself.

You won't get away from me!

There's Toyman now.

[thumping]

Alright, Toyman, the game's over.

That's right, Hawkman, and you lose.

[intense music]

[zapping]

You can put another feather in the Legion of Doom's hat

and kiss Hawkman goodbye!

[laughs]

He'll never get out of this fatal fairy tale.

[laughing]

I've got to find Toyman or I haven't got a chance.

That's right, little one. You haven't got a chance.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Later, in Wonderland...

Y-you don't understand. I'm not Alice.

I don't belong in this story!

It's you who doesn't understand.

We don't care who you are.

And you won't be in this story much longer anyway.

Crunch

Great Hera! I'm heading right for that lagoon!

My magic lasso is my only chance.

Boing boing

It worked!

There's Cheetah now. You'll never escape me.

Hrr. Personally speaking, I wouldn't be too sure.

Great wings of Mercury! She's vanished!

[zapping]

Your device is incredible, Toyman.

I left Wonder Woman in the middle

of the most deadly area of Wonderland.

[laughs] I hope she enjoys her final bedtime story.

[Toyman laughing]

I've got to find a way out of this nightmarish fairy tale.

Trying to escape already, are you?

Seize her! She mustn't escape before the trial.

She's got to have a fair trial before we can convict her.

Convict me of what? I haven't done a thing!

Silence! Or I'll have your head.

Meanwhile, on the island of Lilliput...

[intense music]

He's getting weaker.

I've got to get rid of this Kryptonite or I'm finished.

My only chance is to use my heat vision.

[Superman] If I can magnetize that metal gate

it may be enough to attract the Kryptonite.

[music continues]

It's working.

Nice try, Brainiac.

Now it's my turn.

You'll never catch me, Superman.

[dramatic music]

There's nowhere to hide out here, Brainiac.

It looks like you're caught.

Great Scott! He's vanished!

That does it, with Superman trapped

the entire Justice League will be crippled!

They'll never find their picture-book prisoners.

I've been tricked by that computerized criminal.

And that's not the worst of it.

They're sending their entire navy after me.

Fire!

Boom

No! Not again.

Kryptonite cannonballs!

Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice...

Only 20 minutes more

and Superman, Wonder Woman and Hawkman

will become permanent characters

in "Gulliver," "Alice In Wonderland"

and my favorite, "Jack And The Beanstalk."

[laughing]

Holy Houdini, Batman!

There's no way to get out of here.

The first law of a Super Friend

is that there's always a way.

And I think I know just what to do.

If I can re-wire this two-way monitor

and patch in to the Justice League computer

I may be able to re-open the trap door.

Bizarro and the others are meeting no resistance.

We'll soon control the wealth of the world!

[green Lantern] Aren't you two a bit lost?

This is the Hall of Justice, not the Hall of Doom.

[zapping]

You won't be so cocky when you're trapped

in the pages of a fairy tale.

That's what you think, Toyman.

My Manta Ray will stun you.

[zapping]

[crackling]

That takes care of our treacherous trespassers.

Holy short stories, Batman!

How will we ever get Superman, Wonder Woman and Hawkman

out of these books?

[Batman] Without a working knowledge

of this device, it's impossible.

But I think I've got an idea that may get them free.

Moments later, as Sinestro, Giganta and Captain Cold

return to the Hall of Justice...

Well, it looks as though we've got

four more helpless Super Friends.

Where did Luthor and the others go?

[green Lantern] They activated the ray

and went into the storybooks.

There hasn't been a sign of them since.

There are only five minutes more.

Then they'll be lost forever.

We gotta get 'em out before it's too late.

Swoosh

swoosh

swoosh

[green Lantern] It worked, Batman.

[zapping]

Come on. We've got to follow them.

Swoosh swoosh

swoosh

[intense music]

Now I've got a goose that lays golden eggs

and a talking hawk!

[laughs]

There's no one else here but Hawkman and the giant.

- I've been tricked! - That's right, Cold.

And now you're about to be captured.

[crackling]

Now to get Hawkman away from that fictional giant.

[crackling]

Come back here!

[thuds]

Meanwhile, within the incredible Wonderland...

Herald, read the accusation.

[trumpeting]

"The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts

"all on a summer day.

"Then Wonder Woman, she stole the tarts

and took them quite away!"

Guilty. Off with her head.

This isn't justice.

Of course not.

This is Wonderland.

Thanks for leading the way, Giganta.

But I'm afraid I'll have to bottle you up for a while.

Now to save Wonder Woman before she loses her head.

[zapping]

She's escaping! After her!

Screech

Moments later, in the ocean of Lilliput...

Boom

I can't hold out any longer.

I don't understand! There's no one here except Superman.

It looks like you've made your last mistake, Sinestro.

The Bat-straightjacket will hold you.

[flapping]

Quick, Superman! This way!

[splashing]

Seconds later, at the Hall of Justice...

[zapping]

Swoosh

That takes care of the last fairy tale.

Holy time clocks!

We made it with only three seconds to spare.

It looks like our story has a happy ending, after all.

Not from the Legion of Doom's point of view.

Maybe next time they'll learn that it's no fairy tale

when they challenge the Super Friends.

[theme music]

[music continues]