In the Earth-1A universe, a similar universe to Earth-One, exists the Legion of Doom, an organized body of self-proposed Supervillains. Although they never seem to get the upper hand on their nemeses, the SuperFriends, they nevertheless quest for evil and the destruction of all that is good.

In response to the joining together of the the SuperFriends, these villains felt that they needed to combine forces to keep from being defeated.

“	Banded together from remote galaxies, thirteen of the most sinister villains of all time - the Legion of Doom!	”
— SuperFriends, Narrator

In each episode that they appeared, the Legion of Doom would enact various plots against the Super Friends, only to be met with defeat by the end of the story. Often, however, they would escape capture through a last-minute escape plan.

The Legion Edit

The Legion of Doom was always a mismatch against the likes of the SuperFriends. Indeed, by sheer numbers the Legion outdo the Friends with two extra members; however, when you consider that the Riddler is among the surplus members, the odds are still not in their favor.

This elite group of villains was formed by Lex Luthor, yet, he certainly did not maintain absolute leadership over the rest of the group. In-fighting, deceit, and suspicion are rampant throughout each and every Legion appearance.

Although the lineup is meant to be a collection of the best and brightest among super criminals, more than likely members of the production team tried to balance a lineup with at least one foe for every SuperFriends team member, such as Black Manta vs. Aquaman, and Captain Cold vs. the Flash.

Legion MembersEdit

First IncarnationEdit

Lex Luthor	Brainiac	Gorilla Grodd	Black Manta	Cheetah	Sinestro

Captain Cold	Scarecrow	Toyman	Solomon Grundy	The Riddler	Giganta	Bizarro

Second Incarnation^[1]Edit

In 1979, Mordru forms his own Legion to combat on the Superfriends. This incarnation doesn't last very long. There are only four members from the original lineup in the team at this point.

• Mordru
• Weather Wizard
• Sinestro
• Riddler
• Dr. Sivana
• Solomon Grundy
• Giganta

Legion Headquarters Edit

The Legion of Doom's headquarters is the Hall of Doom, which lies in some unknown swamp.

The Hall of Doom was mobile, lowered below or raised above the swamp water's surface, and often flown through the air via rockets if needed, even remotely controlled. It also had laser defense weapons and at times was altered to time travel to the past or future.

AppearancesEdit

Season 3 (1978):Edit

Wanted: The Superfriends Invasion of the Fearians The World's Deadliest Game The Time Trap Trial of the Superfriends Monolith of Evil The Giants of Doom Secret Origins of the Superfriends Revenge on Gorilla City Swamp of the Living Dead Conquerors of the Future The Final Challenge Fairy Tale of Doom Doomsday Superfriends: Rest in Peace History of Doom

The Legion also appeared in a few Super Friends shortsEdit

• 'The Revenge of Doom' (1983 Short): All 13 Legion of Doon members appear, but only Lex Luthor, Sinestro and Solomon Grundy speak.
• 'Two Gleeks Are Deadlier Than One' (1983 Short): Though only Giganta and Grodd appear, the Legion is mentioned.
• 'The Krypton Syndrome' (1983 Short): After Superman saves Krypton in the past, he returns to an alternate present. Robin mentions that the Super Friends were defeated by the Legion of Doom.

Members of the team have solo appearances in later episodesEdit

Lex Luthor appears in:

• 'Lex Luthor Strikes Back', The World's Greatest Super Friends (1979)
• 'The Case of the Shrinking Superfriends', Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984)
• 'No Honor Among Thieves', Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984)
• 'The Mask of Mystery', Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984)
• 'The Seeds of Doom', The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985)

Brainiac appears in:

• 'Superclones', 1980 Short
• 'The Wrath of Brainiac', Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984)

- Brainiac takes up a more robotic form from this appearance to Brainchild matching his current comic counterpart at the time.

• 'The Village of Lost Souls', Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1985)
• 'Brainchild', The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985)

Bizarro appears in:

• 'Bizarroworld', 1980 Short
• 'Revenge of Bizarro', 1980 Short
• 'Video Victims', 1980 Short

The Riddler appears in:

• 'Around the World in 80 Riddles', 1980 Short

The Scarecrow appears in:

• 'The Fear', The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985) - introducing his real name, Jonathan Crane

NotesEdit

• The Legion of Doom was a new creation by Hanna-Barbera for the Challenge of the SuperFriends season.^[?]
• The Joker was a planned member of the team, but his appearance in the Filmation series, The New Adventures of Batman prevented Hanna-Barbera from using the character.^[?]
• Captain Marvel and a few of his enemies were to be part of Challenge of the Super Friends, but Filmation bought the rights to the characters involved.
• The episode "Superfriends: Rest in Peace" makes a reference to a former unseen member of the Legion, the only time such a reference has been made. This was Doctor Natas (Satan spelled backwards).

External LinksEdit

• Legion of Doom at Wikipedia
• Legion of Doom at the DCAU Wiki

Appearances in Other MediaEdit

Legion of Doom The 2006, DC comic miniseries Justice features a version of the Legion of Doom; series plotter/artist Alex Ross is a passionate Super Friends fan. In addition to the thirteen villains featured in the Super Friends cartoon, this version of the Legion counts Black Adam, Metallo, Clayface, Parasite, and Poison Ivy as members. The Joker and Doctor Sivana also make appearances. - Go to DC Database for more on the DC comic miniseries 'Justice'

Legion of Doom Legion of Doom was a supervillain organization put together by Gorilla Grodd to counter the expanded Justice League. Grodd brought many of Earth's villains together into a third incarnation of his Secret Society. They would pay a tribute to take care of overhead, and could rely on each other's help. All this had a greater goal, but Grodd was unwilling to reveal it. When the plan was revealed - Grodd wanted to rewrite human DNA into becoming gorillas - Luthor usurped the throne. Luthor also had his own agenda - he wanted to reconstitute Brainiac. Tala eventually released Grodd from captivity, and mounted a large attack on Luthor's camp. In the end, Grodd and Tala were killed, and Luthor won. However, only few survived as Darkseid blew up the spaceship they were in. - Go to the DCAU Wiki for more on the Legion of Doom

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