A really fun and silly episode.
In this episode, the evil Captain Nimoy (a character somewhat inspired by Captain Nemo from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) uses an evil robot version of Batman to get to Superman's fortress of solitude and steal some kryptonite from his vault to enhance his weapons. With Superman away at the time, the Super Friends get help from four Kryptonians from the bottled Kryptonian city of Kandor (which is from the comics).
There is a lot to enjoy about this episode. While one-note Captain Nemoy is a very fun villain, and this episode does a good job of setting up how he can be a believable threat. The story with him using the robotic version of Batman works perfectly. This is the perfect amount of corny superhero fun. The use of the smaller Kryptonian heroes is also very clever and a fun idea. They don't have much personality but they lead to some very fun action scenes and there is a clever use of their small size. Even their designs are a lot of fun. There is also plenty of the wonderful background art that I love about the Hanna-Barbera cartoons of this time period. I love the look of Captain Nemoy's submarines both inside and out. They have a great design and the scenes inside are filled with this wonderful background art. There are even some nice little touches that are not called attention to, such as a sci-fi looking organ in one of the ships.
Simply a lot of fun.
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