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If you could pick the Legion of Doom members with any DC villians




If you were in charge of writing this cartoon show and was allowed to pick any heavy from the DC universe and don't have worry about other networks using them
(Filmnation using Penguin and Joker) Which 13 villians would you use

Heres my dream villian team for the Legion of Doom

1. Keep Lex Luthor, Bizzaro, and Braniac. They are 3 of Superman's greatest enemies and have the potential to be a threat to any superhero

2. Replace Riddler and Scarecrow with Joker and Penguin. I love R & S but J & P
are Batman's true number 1 & 2 arch rivals and in some stories J & P are almost as smart as Luthor

3. Replace Captain Cold with Mr.Freeze. Cold isnt bad but Freeze is a much better ice-themed villian and in some versions much stronger because of his cold
suit

4. Replace Cheetah with Poison Ivy. I know im using alot of the Batman Rogues
Gallery but they are the most colorful and interesting Cheetah always seemed like a bland Catwoman wanta-be

4. Replace Toyman with Gentleman Ghost. I like Ghost very much and his one time
appearance proved that he would be an awesome addition. Toyman is a good gadget
type criminal but Joker and Penguin are already on my roster and they are the all time greats when using unique devices to fight the Superfriends

5. Replace Solomon Grundy with Clayface. Two reasons 1. I always felt the Legion
needed a shapeshifter and 2. The Legion already has a super-strong but simple-minded villian

6. Keep Gorilla Grodd,Giangta, and Sinestro so that Wonder Woman, Green Lantern,
and Flash all have at least one arch rival


I would like to see a one-time appearance by Micheal Bell's Riddler. Say like he shows up to help the Legion and gets kicked out for tipping off the Superfriends with his riddles. I love Riddler but it never made sense to keep
a criminal with no powers and sends clues to the good guys on purpose-Joker,
Penguin, Poison Ivy and Mr.Freeze would seem like the Bat-villians Luthor would
want for his gang

Anyone else have any alternate Legion of Doom roosters?





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The show was actually conceived to feature different villains, including several from the Shazam stories, of Captain Marvel. The show was to include Captain Marvel in the Super Friends; and, they were to fight the League of Evil, which featured the following villains:

Dr Sivana-leader of the group
Beautia Sivana-the doc's daughter
Mr Atom-a robot foe of Captain Marvel
King Kull-a caveman enemy of CM
Joker
Penguin
Catwoman
Captain Cold
Heat Wave
Poison Ivy
Abra Kadabra
Cheetah
Sinestro
Grodd

Alex Toth produced presentation art (which can be seen in Genius Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth, from IDW, page 201). However, H-B soon found out that the animation rights to Captain Marvel & all of the Shazam characters and Joker, Penguin & Catwoman were held by Filmation. H-B shared rights for Batman and Robin. They retooled the concept to include villains who were available.



Fortunately, Ah keep mah feathers numbered for just such an emergency!

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