Junior SuperFriends Team Member

Marvin White
Information
Real name:	Marvin White
AKA:	Super Marv
Species:	Human
Home Planet:	Earth
Hair:	brown
Eyes:	brown
Relatives:	Daniel White (father) Diana Prince White (mother)
Base:	Hall of Justice White's residence
Affiliations:	Junior SuperFriend
Abilities:	Amateur Detective skills
Voiced by:	Frank Welker

Marvin White, aka "Super Marv" was a Junior SuperFriend. His pet and sidekick was Wonder Dog, and his best friend was Wendy.

Contents 1 Junior SuperFriends Team Member 2 Continuity from SuperFriends Comic Book 3 Later Years 4 Transportation 5 Marvin's other belongings 6 Powers and Abilities 6.1 Super powers 6.2 Abilities 7 SuperFriends Team Members 8 Episode Appearances 9 External Links 10 References

Although somewhat bumbling at times,^[1] Marvin's cleverness and resourcefulness made him invaluable to the other SuperFriends.^[2]

He was always dressed with a cape and a big letter "M" on his chest.

Continuity from SuperFriends Comic BookEdit

Marvin was the son of Diana Prince White, the nurse whose name Wonder Woman took when she came to Man's World; and Daniel White.^[3]

In 1977, after several years as a Junior SuperFriends Member, Marvin goes on to Ivy University, where fellow superhero Ray Palmer worked as a professor.^[4]

A few years later, he returned with Wendy to aid the new Junior SuperFriends, the Wonder Twins, posing as Zan's and Jayna's human disguises, "John" and "Joanna", to fool a criminal who had deduced the Wonder Twins' and Batman's secret identities.^[5]

Later YearsEdit

In his later years, Marvin's superhero days are apparently far behind him. As he now began to put on some pounds, and he grew a goatee and joined a band with Wendy, and signed on to a major record label. He doesn't envy the Wonder Twins of their fame in the Justice League of America, and he considers his departure from the Superfriends as a blessing, because now he can focus on his musical career with his band.

TransportationEdit

• Marvin's bicycle
• Marvin's motor scooter

Marvin's other belongingsEdit

• Marvin's biology book
• Marvin's binoculars
• Superfriends wristband
• Super automatic auto jack

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Super powersEdit

None.

AbilitiesEdit

• Detective: Marvin has some detective skills. This comes as no surprise, as his father, Daniel White was a detective who trained Batman in the art of criminal detection. Marvin has cited Sherlock Holmes as an inspiration for his detective work.^[6]
• Wrestling: Marvin was seen wrestling Superman on one occasion, although Superman was letting him win. Nevertheless, it appeared that he was possibly skilled at it.
• Music: Marvin has a passion and talent for music. Years after their time with the Super Friends, he told Zan and Jayna that he and Wendy's band had just signed on to a major label.

SuperFriends Team MembersEdit

Episode AppearancesEdit

From the SuperFriends Series: The Power Pirate Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C. The Baffles Puzzle The Weather Maker The Shamon U Dr. Pelagrin's War The Balloon People Too Hot to Handle The Androids The Ultra Beam The Fantastic FRERPs The Mysterious Moles The Menace of the White Dwarf Gulliver's Gigantic Goof The Planet-Splitter The Watermen From the SuperFriends Comic Book: Super Friends #1 Super Friends #2 Super Friends #3 Super Friends #4 Super Friends #5 Super Friends #6 Super Friends #7 Super Friends #8 Super Friends #9 Super Friends #26

External LinksEdit

• Marvin and Wendy: Pre-Crisis at Cosmic Teams
• Wendy and Marvin at wikipedia.org
• Marvin White profile at Allexperts.com - the oldest & largest free Q&A service on the Internet

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ As it was often shown to be the case in the cartoon.
2. ↑ As seen in the comics. There was also a few instances in the cartoon where he was shown to be fairly smart as far as with being a detective is concerned.
3. ↑ E. Nelson Bridwell explains who Marvin's parents are in the letters column of the SuperFriends Comic Book issue #1.
4. ↑ As shown in Super Friends #9
5. ↑ As shown in Super Friends #26
6. ↑ Marvin mentioned Sherlock Holmes in Dr. Pelagian's War.