Legends of the Superheroes

Legends of the Superheroes is the umbrella title for two one-hour television specials that aired in January, 1979. It is part of the superhero fantasy, as well as comedy genres and is based on characters who appear in comic book titles published by DC Comics. The first one hour special, "The Challenge", aired on NBC on January 18th, 1979. The second special, "The Roast", aired on January 25th. Both parts were directed by Bill Carruthers, with Chris Darley sharing the directing duties on "The Challenge". Both specials were written by Mike Marmer and Peter Gallay with additional material written by Mort Greene and Ken Harris.

Notes & Trivia

 * Legends of the Superheroes (1979) redirects to this page.


 * After being locked away in some vault for thirty years, Warner Bros. finally released both specials as a single DVD feature. It was released in Region 1 format on October 10th, 2010 under DC Comics' "Archive Collection" brand.


 * On the DVD release, the title of the two-part series is stylized as Legends of the SuperHeroes (which redirects to this page.


 * Editor Harvey Berger is credited as Harvey W. Berger in this film.


 * Actor Gabriel Dell is credited as Gabe Dell in this film.


 * Actress A'leisha Brevard's first name is mis-spelled as A'Leshia Brevard.


 * Actress Danuta Rylko Soderman is credited as just Danuta in this film.