Super Friends
#21
(January 2010)
- Price
- 2.50 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 2009-11-18
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- Barcode
- 761941264929 02111
- Editing
- Rachel Gluckstern
Issue Notes
Once Upon a Time...
Super Friends / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Aquaman [Orin; Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]
- Reprints
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in Super Friends: Head of the Class (DC, 2010 series) (2010 [February 2011])
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Happily Never After
Super Friends / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Aquaman [Orin; Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; the Queen of Fables; Little Red Riding Hood (non-speaking cameo); the Princess and the Frog (non-speaking cameo); Puss in Boots (non-speaking cameo); the White Rabbit (cameo); Paul Bunyan (cameo); Babe the Blue Ox (non-speaking cameo); John Henry; Robin [Tim Drake] (illusion); Coyote the Trickster; Dakuwaqa the Shark God; Baba Yaga; the Rainbow Serpent; Quetzalcoatl; Fenris the Wolf; other beings of folklore and legend
- Synopsis
- The Queen of Fables transports the Super Friends to her magical realm, attempting to trap them there.
- Reprints
- in Super Friends: Head of the Class (DC, 2010 series) (2010 [February 2011])
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Indexer Notes
Story is divided into three parts of 6, 7, and 4 pages in length.
Storybook Scramble
Super Friends / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Wally West]; Jack and Jill; the Tortoise and the Hare; Hansel and Gretel; the Fox and the Crow; the Ant and the Grasshopper
- Synopsis
- Flash challenges readers to match up famous character pairs.
- Reprints
- in Super Friends: Head of the Class (DC, 2010 series) (2010 [February 2011])
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Indexer Notes
Activity page appears between Chapters One and Two of "Happily Never After".
[House Advertisements]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages
Indexer Notes
House advertisements promote the DC Kids series Looney Tunes, Tiny Titans, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
What's Your Story?
Super Friends / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Aquaman [Orin; Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]
- Synopsis
- Readers are invited to cut out and use Super Friends Tell-a-Story cards.
Indexer Notes
Activity page appears between Chapters Two and Three of "Happily Never After", sandwiched by house advertisements.
A Never-Ending Story
Super Friends / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; The Flash [Wally West]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; various characters from fairy tales, mythology, and literature
- Synopsis
- Superman encourages readers to visit their local library, while Green Lantern introduces a spot-the-character picture puzzle.
- Reprints
- in Super Friends: Head of the Class (DC, 2010 series) (2010 [February 2011])
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Indexer Notes
Activity page follows conclusion of "Happily Never After".
Send Your Letters Today!
Let the Mail Begin! / letters page / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Johnny DC answers readers' mail and displays artwork. Page also includes the Super Friends Secret Code key.
Indexer Notes
Letter writers are Scott Lee; Marilyn Greathouse, age 4; Jack Miller, age 5; Gabriel Rowan, age 9; and Katharine Wolfgang, Super Friend of the Month. Artwork is from Jacob Flynn, age 5; Lee; Kassady Smith, age 6; Miller; Sam Bruce, age 9; Hamish Clark; and Wolfgang.
It's Always Saturday Morning with These Comic Books!
Johnny DC's DC in Demand! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
The last interior page hypes this month's Johnny DC releases with blurbs and cover art. DC Comics masthead and indicia are at bottom of page. The releases in question are Super Friends #21, Tiny Titans #22, Scooby-Doo #150, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam #10, Cartoon Network Action Pack #43, Looney Tunes #180, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold #11.
[Advertisements]
advertisement / 10 pages
Indexer Notes
The inside front cover advertises the Disney XD movie Skyrunner. The inside back cover advertises the videogame Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans for Nintendo DS from Toei and Funimation. The back cover advertises the videogame Kindred Hearts: 358 / 2 Days for Nintendo DS from Disney and Square Enix. Interior advertisements are for Matthew Cody's novel Powerless from Alfred A. Knopf and Random House; the videogame Ben 10 Alien Force: Vigilax Attacks from D3 Publisher; the graphic novel Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident from Disney/Hyperion; the Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow books from Little, Brown and Company; the videogame Pokémon Rumble from Pokémon and Nintendo on a double-page spread; and the Cartoon Network movie Ben 10: Alien Swarm.
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Once Upon a Time...
Super Friends -
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Happily Never After
Super Friends -
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Storybook Scramble
Super Friends -
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[House Advertisements]
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What's Your Story?
Super Friends -
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A Never-Ending Story
Super Friends -
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Send Your Letters Today!
Let the Mail Begin! -
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It's Always Saturday Morning with These Comic Books!
Johnny DC's DC in Demand! -
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[Advertisements]
- Bob Hughes
- Brian Saner Lamken
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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