The Ultimate Vampire Resource and Directory

In 1979, the League made a live-action appearance of sorts. In "Legends of the Superheroes," a TV special that can currently only be found in bootleg format at some comic book stores and/or conventions, the heroes take part in both a superhero adventure and a celebrity roast. The stars of this campy, tongue-in-cheek tv movie were Adam West and Burt Ward, who reprised their roles as Batman and Robin from the hit 1960's "Batman" TV series. Rounding out the rest of the group were Garrett Craig as Captain Marvel, Howard Murphy as Green Lantern, Danuta Rylko Soderman as Black Canary, Bill Nuckols as Hawkman, Rod Haase as Flash, Barbara Joyce as Huntress and Alfie Wise as The Atom. They went up against villains such as Charlie Callas as Sinestro, Gabe Dell as Mordru, Howard Morris as Dr. Sivana, Mickey Morton as Solomon Grundy, A'leisha Brevard as Giganta, Ruth Buzzie as Auntie Minerva, and, also reprising his "Batman" role, Frank Gorshin as the Riddler. Gary Owens provided narration, and none other than Ed McMahon was the Master of Ceremonies at the roast. Appearances by Hawkman's mom and a geriatric hero called Retired Man added to the silliness of this strange film.