Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Challenge of the Super Friends: Fairy Tale of Doom (1978)

 



A very fun episode. 

In this episode Toyman invents a device that can trap anyone inside of a book. The Legion of Doom uses this device to trap the Super Friends inside of various fairy tales. Hawkman gets stuck in Jack and the Beanstalk. Wonder Woman gets trapped in Alice in Wonderland. Superman gets trapped in Gulliver's Travels. 

This is corny silver age style superhero antics at their best. The basic story idea itself is simply delightful by itself and the way it plays out is just as much fun. The designs of the various fairy tale lands are wonderfully thought out and very atmospheric. I especially love the psychedelic look of Wonder Land. I also enjoy just how sinister these stories are against our heroes. Including the pure sadistic-ness of Wonder Land. There is also plenty of corny fun moments here. The best of these corny moments includes Brainiac giving the Lilliputians kryptonite weapons. This episode also includes some fun action scenes and a good sense of suspense. 

This is simply a lot of fun. 

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