The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Superfriends were once again headquartered at the Hall of Justice in Metropolis, and battled such familiar foes as Lex Luthor, Scarecrow and Darkseid.  Second only to Challenge of the Superfriends, Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians was one of the most faithful TV adaptations of DC Comic superheroes. Like its predecessor, SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers show, Galactic Guardians featured Adam West as Batman along with featuring Superman and Robin and showcasing relatively new superheroes Firestorm and Cyborg as well as members of previous Super Friend incarnations (Samurai, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, The Flash). The show featured Darkseid of Apokolips and his minions Kalibak and DeSaad as the primary protagonists. Other DC villains (the Joker, Lex Luthor, the Penguin, Scarecrow, Felix Faust, Joker, The Penguin, Brainiac, etc.) also appeared from time to time.

Series details

• Title: The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Family, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1985-09-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-11-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 12552
• TVDB ID: 70914

Cast and credited roles

• Casey Kasem — Robin
• Jack Angel — Samurai
• Jack Angel — Flash
• Jack Angel — Hawkman
• René Auberjonois — DeSaad
• William Callaway — Aquaman
• Danny Dark — Superman
• Michael Rye — Green Lantern
• Ken Sansom — Professor Martin Stein
• Mark L. Taylor — Firestorm
• Dick Tufeld — Announcer
• B.J. Ward — Wonder Woman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-09-11; final listed air date 1985-11-06; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.