Members
There were thirteen members of the Legion of Doom:
| Member | Secret Identity | Description | Powers | Traditional enemy | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizarro | Bizarro | Twisted doppelganger of Superman from Bizarro World | Same as Superman, but often behaves in an erratic and irrational manner | Superman | William Callaway |
| Black Manta | Unknown | Deep-sea diver and would-be ocean conqueror | Enhanced strength, water breathing ability (through artificial gills), high tech equipment, laser beams | Aquaman | Ted Cassidy |
| Brainiac | Brainiac | Evil android | Super-intelligence, advanced technology | Superman | Ted Cassidy |
| Captain Cold | Leonard Snart | Blue-suited master of low temperatures | Freeze ray | The Flash | Dick Ryal Michael Bell (additional dialogue) |
| Cheetah | Priscilla Rich | Cat-suit-wearing woman | Cat-like reflexes, claw-tipped gloves | Wonder Woman | Marlene Aragon |
| Giganta | Doris Zeul | Stole Apache Chief's magic powder to duplicate his powers | Ability to grow, super strength | Wonder Woman and Apache Chief | Ruth Forman |
| Gorilla Grodd | Gorilla Grodd | Megalomaniacal exile from Gorilla City | Super-intelligence, super strength | The Flash | Stanley Ralph Ross |
| Lex Luthor | Lex Luthor | Leader of the Legion of Doom | Evil genius, highly-advanced weaponry | Superman | Stanley Jones |
| Riddler | Edward Nigma | Uses riddles to taunt and confuse adversaries with while committing crimes | Puzzle creation, problem solving, super intelligent evil genius, puzzle themed traps and gadgets. | Batman and Robin | Michael Bell |
| Scarecrow | Professor Jonathan Crane | Uses his fear gas to bring peoples' worst fears to life | Fear gas | Batman and Robin | Don Messick |
| Sinestro | Sinestro | Renegade ex-Green Lantern | Yellow power ring | Green Lantern | Vic Perrin Don Messick (additional dialogue) |
| Solomon Grundy | Cyrus Gold | A super-powered zombie born from the swamp | Great strength, invulnerability | Green Lantern and Superman and also an enemy of batman | Jimmy Weldon |
| Toyman | Jack Nimball | Dresses as a jester; uses toy-based tactics to commit crimes | Creates destructive toys | Superman | Frank Welker |
- Despite the opening sequence for Challenge of the Super Friends claiming that the Legion's members had "banded together from remote galaxies", ten out of the thirteen are native to Earth; only Bizarro (from Bizarro World), Brainiac (from Colu), and Sinestro (from Korugar) are extraterrestrials. (Actually Bizarro is native to Earth; he later emigrated to Bizarro World, which Superman created for him.)
- The episode "Super Friends: Rest In Peace" makes a reference to a former unseen member of the Legion, the only time such a reference has been made. This was Doctor Natas (Satan spelled backwards), the inventor of the Noxium crystal that had the power to destroy all of the Super Friends. The Super Friends knew of this crystal and tricked the Legion into thinking that it had killed all of them (using android doubles of the Super Friends). They anticipated that the Legion would throw away the crystal when they no longer needed it. The crystal was retrieved by the Super Friends and launched into deep space. It was not explained what happened to Doctor Natas.
- Prior to the first televised appearance of the Legion of Doom, a group called the Super Foes appeared in the first issue of the Super Friends comic book (Nov 1976). Its membership featured Toyman, the Penguin, Poison Ivy, the Cheetah, the Human Flying Fish and their protégés Toyboy, Chick, Honeysuckle, Kitten, and Sardine respectively in keeping with the theme of trainees ala Wendy and Marvin.
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