| Legends of the Superheroes | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Legends of the Superheroes |
| Director: | Bill Carruthers; Chris Darley [1] |
| Writers: | Mike Marmer; Peter Gallay; Mort Greene; Ken Harris |
| Producers: | Joseph Barbera; Bill Carruthers; Joel Stein |
| Composer: | Fred Werner |
| Cinematography: | Greg Brunton |
| Editors: | Harvey W. Berger Andy Shubert |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Warner Bros. Television |
| Released: | January 18th, 1979 [2] January 25th, 1979 [3] |
| Running time: | 120 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Legends of the Superheroes is the umbrella title for two one-hour television specials that aired in January, 1979. It is part of the superhero fantasy, as well as comedy genres and is based on characters who appear in comic book titles published by DC Comics. The first one hour special, "The Challenge", aired on NBC on January 18th, 1979. The second special, "The Roast", aired on January 25th. Both parts were directed by Bill Carruthers, with Chris Darley sharing the directing duties on "The Challenge". Both specials were written by Mike Marmer and Peter Gallay with additional material written by Mort Greene and Ken Harris.
"The Challenge"[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jeff Altman | Weather Wizard |
| Charlie Callas | Sinestro |
| Gabe Dell | Mordru |
| Frank Gorshin | The Riddler |
| Howard Morris | Doctor Sivana |
| Mickey Morton | Solomon Grundy |
| William Schallert | Scarlet Cyclone |
| Burt Ward | Robin |
| Adam West | Batman |
| A'Leshia Brevard | Giganta |
| Garrett Craig | Captain Marvel |
| Howard Murphy | Green Lantern |
| Danuta | Black Canary |
| Bill Nuckols | Hawkman |
| Rod Haase | The Flash |
| Barbara Joyce | The Huntress |
"The Roast"[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jeff Altman | Weather Wizard |
| Ruth Buzzi | Aunt Minerva |
| Charlie Callas | Sinestro |
| Pat Carroll | Hawkman's mother |
| Gabe Dell | Mordru |
| June Gable | Rhoda Rooter |
| Howard Morris | Doctor Sivana |
| Mickey Morton | Solomon Grundy |
| Brad Sanders | Ghetto Man |
| William Schallert | Scarlet Cyclone |
| Burt Ward | Robin |
| Adam West | Batman |
| Alfie Wise | The Atom |
| A'Leshia Brevard | Giganta |
| Garrett Craig | Captain Marvel |
| Howard Murphy | Green Lantern |
| Danuta | Black Canary |
| Bill Nuckols | Hawkman |
| Rod Haase | The Flash |
| Barbara Joyce | The Huntress |
| Ed McMahon | Host |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Legends of the Superheroes (1979) redirects to this page.
- After being locked away in some vault for thirty years, Warner Bros. finally released both specials as a single DVD feature. It was released in Region 1 format on October 10th, 2010 under DC Comics' "Archive Collection" brand.
- On the DVD release, the title of the two-part series is stylized as Legends of the SuperHeroes (which redirects to this page.
- Editor Harvey Berger is credited as Harvey W. Berger in this film.
- Actor Gabriel Dell is credited as Gabe Dell in this film.
- Actress A'leisha Brevard's first name is mis-spelled as A'Leshia Brevard.
- Actress Danuta Rylko Soderman is credited as just Danuta in this film.
Recommendations[]
- Batman (1966)
- Challenge of the Super Friends (1978)
- Isis (1975)
- Shazam! (1974)
- Super Friends (1973)
- Wonder Woman (1975)
See also[]
External Links[]
- Legends of the Superheroes at DCDP
- Legends of the Superheroes at IMDB
- Legends of the Superheroes at Wikipedia
- Legends of the Superheroes at Themoviedb.org
- Legends of the Superheroes at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
- ↑ Chris Darley is a co-director on "The Challenge" only.
- ↑ Original airdate for "The Challenge".
- ↑ Original airdate for "The Roast".