The Super Globetrotters

Membership: Liquid Man, Sphere Man, Spaghetti Man, Gizmo Man, Multi-Man

Purpose: To fight crime with basketball and superpowered basketball

Affiliations: Crimeglobe

Enemies: Museum Man, Tattoo Man, Bullmoose, Ham, Wool Woman, Ponytail

Base of Operations: Mobile

First Appearance: The Super-Globetrotters (Hanna-Barbera for NBC, 1979)

History: When given missions by the floating Crimeglobe, the basketball legends the Harlem Globetrotters would enter magical lockers to emerge as the heroic Super-Globetrotters.

Comments: In 1979 Hanna-Barbera followed up their successful Harlem Globetrotter cartoon (which had lasted from September 1970 to May 1973) with a new series, The Super-Globetrotters, this time featuring the basketball stars as undercover superheroes. Several of them had powers virtually identical to Hanna-Barbera's earlier cartoon, The Impossibles

Three of the team's super-heroic identities were completely lifted from the titular characters of the late-60's Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Impossibles. As Liquidman, Nate Branch (the late Scatman Crothers) has the same water-based powers as Fluidman. (Liquidman also borrows his costume -- complete with "F" insignia -- from Fluidman) As Sphereman, Curly (Stu Gilliam) would retract his limbs into his head to bounce, smash, even grow. As Spaghetti-man, Twiggy's (Buster Jones) powers are a bit different from Coilman, but can use his body like a ladder or a rope. As Gizmoman, Lou's (Adam Wade) giant afro holds an unlimited supply of gadgets. And finally, as Multiman, Geese's (Johnny Williams) cloning powers and costume are similar to the Impossibles' own Multiman, even down to carrying a (rarely-used) shield. Overall, the group can fly.

Liquid Man

Real Name: Nate Branch

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Basketball player

Affiliations: Super-Globetrotters

Enemies: Museum Man, Tattoo Man, Bullmoose, Ham, Wool Woman, Ponytail

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile

First Appearance: The Super-Globetrotters (Hanna-Barbera for NBC, 1979)

Powers/Abilities: Able to turn into and control liquid. Able to fly.

History: Basketball player Nate Branch would enter his magical locker to transform into the Super-Globetrotter Liquid Man.

Comments: Voiced by Scatman Crothers. Liquid man was so clearly based on the Impossible's Fluid Man that he even had a letter F on his costume.

Sphere Man

Real Name: Freddie Neal

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Basketball player

Affiliations: Super-Globetrotters

Enemies: Museum Man, Tattoo Man, Bullmoose, Ham, Wool Woman, Ponytail

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Curly

Base of Operations: Mobile

First Appearance: The Super-Globetrotters (Hanna-Barbera for NBC, 1979)

Powers/Abilities: Could transform into a ball, able to bounce against enemies and grow. Able to fly.

History: Basketball player "Curly" Neal would enter his magical locker to transform into the Super-Globetrotter Sphere Man.

Comments: Voiced by Stu Gilliam.

Spaghetti Man

Real Name: James Sanders

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Basketball player

Affiliations: Super-Globetrotters

Enemies: Museum Man, Tattoo Man, Bullmoose, Ham, Wool Woman, Ponytail

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Twiggy

Base of Operations: Mobile

First Appearance: The Super-Globetrotters (Hanna-Barbera for NBC, 1979)

Powers/Abilities: Able to turn his body into animated spaghetti. Able to fly.

History: Basketball player "Twiggy" Sanders would enter his magical locker to transform into the Super-Globetrotter Spaghetti Man.

Comments: Voiced by Buster Jones

Gizmo Man

Real Name: Louis Dunbar

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Basketball player

Affiliations: Super-Globetrotters

Enemies: Museum Man, Tattoo Man, Bullmoose, Ham, Wool Woman, Ponytail

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Sweet Lou

Base of Operations: Mobile

First Appearance: The Super-Globetrotters (Hanna-Barbera for NBC, 1979)

Powers/Abilities: Lou hid an unending supply of gadgets in his afro. He was also able to fly.

History: Basketball player "Sweet Lou" Dunbar would enter his magical locker to transform into the Super-Globetrotter Gizmo Man.

Comments: Voiced by Adam Wade

Multi-Man

Real Name: Hubert Ausbie

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Basketball player

Affiliations: Super-Globetrotters

Enemies: Museum Man, Tattoo Man, Bullmoose, Ham, Wool Woman, Ponytail

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Geese

Base of Operations: Mobile

First Appearance: The Super-Globetrotters (Hanna-Barbera for NBC, 1979)

Powers/Abilities: Able to create duplicates of himself.

History:  Basketball player "Geese" Ausbie would enter his magical locker to transform into the Super-Globetrotter Multi-Man.

Comments: Voiced by Johnny Williams.

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