#Super friends black manta series

In this appearance his suit color was olive brown.Interestingly, he did not go by Black Manta, he went by just ' Manta.'.Black Manta’s first appearance in the The All-New Super Friends Hour marks the unofficial first time that a DC supervillain appeared on Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends.

#Super friends black manta series

Black Manta's first animated appearance was on the Aquaman animated series (a Filmation cartoon that premiered on CBS on September 9, 1967, and ended June 1970) in which he was also a featured as a regular villain.He was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy.Black Manta debuted in Aquaman vol.1, #35 (October, 1967).Legion of Doom Team Members Members of the Legion of Doom Various Array of Weapons: Such weapons include blades, electric blasts from wrist gauntlets, miniaturized torpedoes, and energy beams from his helmet.Laser Beams: The eyes of helmet fires laser beams.Telepathic Scrambler: The suit is equipped with a telepathic-scrambler that is used to temporarily strip Aquaman of his aquatic telepathy.Jet Boots: The suit has jet- boots which function in or out of water.Water breathing ability: It is not clear if the suit has a hidden oxygen supply or if it has the ability to extract oxygen from the water like the gills of a fish.Superhuman Durability, and Strength: The suit allows Black Manta to lift/strike with the force of 5 tons.Temperature Resistance: The suit allows him complete resistance to the cold and pressure of deep sea conditions.Limited Degree of Expertise in Mechanical Engineering: as he was able to manufacture his suit, weaponry, and vehiclesīlack Manta's suit: is specifically designed to adapt him to an oceanic environment.In late 1977, Black Manta kills Arthur Curry, Jr., Aquaman's son, which left Aquaman obsessed with revenge. His main goal was to defeat Aquaman and gain power for himself through the conquest of Atlantis. The fearsome Black Manta and Aquaman battled repeatedly over the next several years.ĭuring one of these clashes, it was revealed that Black Manta was actually an African American, whose stated objective at one point was for black people to be dominant in the ocean after having been oppressed for so long on dry land even if it was a ruse to gain more followers. Taking the name Black Manta, he and his masked army would became a force to be reckoned with. On the parallel-universe of Earth-One, there is no information regarding Black Manta as a youth.Īs an adult, this man would design a costume (primarily a black wetsuit with bug-eyed helmet that was able to shoot blasting rays from its eyes) and fashioned a high-tech submersible inspired by manta rays. After a brief battle, Manta falls down into a deep chasm where Aquaman and Aqualad leave him. Using a brain-scramble on board his sea-saucer he drives the whale berserk, forcing it to attack Aquaman, Aqualad and Mera. 2.1 Continuity From Filmation series: The Adventures of Aquaman (1967)īackground Information Continuity From Filmation series: The Adventures of Aquaman (1967) īlack Manta has implanted an antenna device on top of the head of a killer whale.