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ORINGAL AIR DATE: 10/28/1978

EPISODE NUMBER: 8

PLOT SUMMARY:
Lex Luthor learns the origins of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern and takes the Legion ship back in time to alter their origins. Cheetah sabtoages Wonder Woman's attempts in 1941 to become Wonder Woman at Aphrodite's request, while Lex Luthor takes the place of Hal Jordan and receives the power ring of dying Green Lantern Abin Sur. Those two missions compelted, the entire Legion deflect Kal-El's rocket to a planet with a red sun where he will grow up powerless. The remaining Super Friends are easy prey. While Aquaman, Apache Chief, Samurai, and Hawkman fight each other under the influence of Lex's hypno-ray, Batman, Robin, Flash, and Black Vulcan manage to escape and travel back in time to correct the past. The Flash sabotages Cheetah's winning the championship, Black Vulcan sends Hal Jordan on his way, and Batman and Robin deflect the beam meant for Kal-El's rocket with their Batplane. With their three most powerful members restored, the Legion is easily defeated by they escape by slipping through time.

WRITTEN BY: Jeffrey Scott

DIRECTED BY: Unknown

CAST:
Frank Welker (The Toyman)
Olan Soule (Batman)
Casey Kasem (Robin)
Michael Bell (The Riddler)
Stanley Ralph Ross (Gorilla Grodd)
William Woodson (Narrator)
Don Messick (Scarecrow/Sinestro/Captain Cold)
Jimmy Weldon (Solomon Grundy)
Vic Perrin (Sinestro)
Michael Rye (Apache Chief/Green Lantern)
Jack Angel (The Flash/Hawkman/Samurai)
Shannon Farnon (Wonder Women)
Stanley Jones (Lex Luthor)
Buster Jones (Black Vulcan)
Dick Ryal (Captain Cold)
Ted Cassidy (Black Manta/Brainiac)
Marlene Aragon (Cheetah)
William Callaway (Aquaman/Bizarro)
Danny Dark (Superman)
Ruth Forman (Giganta)

QUOTES:
Scarecrow: (seeing Lex in the Green Lantern costume) Oh no. It's Green Lantern!
Luthor: Wrong. It's me...the Green Luthor!

INTERESTING NOTES:
- We actually see Cheetah's long hair when she removes the headpiece of her costume. We usually never see the bad guys or good guys in any other look besides their costumes.

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