Like many youngsters, my first introduction to the world of superheroes was by way of cartoons. For that purpose, I’ll all the time have a tender spot for Super Friends, as whereas the collection had ended its run earlier than I used to be born, I watched many reruns as a baby. Thanks to the brand new Super Friends: The Complete Series Blu-ray, I’ve been in a position to revisit the present, which had seven totally different iterations and aired for 12 years.

“The greatest of the DC superheroes work together to uphold the good with the help of some young proteges. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, Super Friends is an animated TV series featuring the Justice League of America that ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of the Saturday morning cartoon lineup,” says the official description.

The coolest a part of the Super Friends: The Complete Series Blu-ray set is that it does have each single episode of the cartoon ever made. I had no clue that the present had gone by way of so many iterations. Getting to see that evolution over 93 episodes is kind of enjoyable, because the present initially had a trio of largely forgotten sidekicks in Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog, who have been later changed by the Wonder Twins and Gleek. While the present was by no means recognized for its top-notch storytelling, it includes a ton of colourful and good-natured motion that’s simply enjoyable to have on in the background and appears nice, because of the HD switch.

Having by no means seen the total run earlier than, there’s additionally the enjoyment of seeing the big selection of heroes make appearances because the collection goes on. I used to be shocked to see Cyborg and Firestorm be a part of the collection’ later run as full-fledged Justice League of America members, and there are a bunch of nice visitor appearances as nicely. While the villainous Legion of Doom are the principle antagonists, there are additionally loads of outdoors villains, starting from The Joker to Darkseid and Mr. Mxyzptik. It’s actually an ideal have a look at how numerous the DC universe has all the time been, and the Super Friends: The Complete Series Blu-ray is an effective way to be reminded of why we fell in love with these characters in the primary place.

While there aren’t any bonus options, Warner Bros. did go all out in ensuring every thing was included. This contains the eight “lost episodes” that have been a part of the 1980 SuperFriends collection that have been solely aired internationally. In whole, you’re getting 1973’s Super Friends, The All-New Super Friends Hour, Challenge of the Superfriends, The World’s Greatest SuperFriends, the total three seasons of SuperFriends, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians. It’s quite a lot of content material (3,142 minutes if you happen to want to depend), and there are certain to be some episodes you haven’t seen earlier than if you happen to’re not a diehard fan.

In whole, there are 16 discs in the Blu-ray set. Similar to the Succession: The Complete Series set, all of the discs are in an Epik Pak tray that simply sits contained in the case. However, it fills out the total width of the within, so that you don’t really feel the discs rattling round while you transfer them. There’s nothing contained in the packaging, though the discs every function the totally different present’s logos and make it straightforward to know what episodes the discs have on them. It’s actually not deluxe packaging, however there’s been worse in some of these collections.

Super Friends: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Final Verdict

Featuring all 93 episodes of the varied Super Friends iterations over time, the Super Friend: The Complete Series Blu-ray lives as much as its billing. The present remains to be fairly enjoyable to observe at the moment, even when it was by no means the height of superhero storytelling, and is an effective introduction to the characters when you have youngsters. Whether it’s for younger ones or for nostalgic causes, DC followers can’t go flawed with this set.

Disclosure: ComingSoon obtained product from the distributor for our Super Friends: The Complete Series Blu-ray evaluation.