Both shows featured Jack Kirby's Darkseid as the major villain and had slightly more sophisticated stories than previous incarnations of the Super Friends franchise. In the Galactic Guardians run, Hanna-Barbara's artists switched from the original Alex Toth character designs to new ones by Jose Garcia-Lopez, giving it a fresher look; it was also the first Super Friends show to have full half-hour (well, 20 minute, really) episodes each week instead of two 10-minute stories per installment.
I missed these seasons when they originally aired on Saturday mornings (I was in Art School by then), but I'm looking forward to enjoying some Old School super-hero 'toons over the next week or two.
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I have the Legendary Super Powers Show, that one I remember fondly, as you say for having some slightly more sophisticated story lines, more like the actual JLofA stories of the time I recollect.
I'm not much familiar with the Galactic Guardians run. I think my local Wal-Mart has one for cheap. I might have to check it out if it's still there. Hmmm.
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The Galactic Guardians series not only had updated character designs, but better art overall. Apokolips looked more like it did in the comics and the Hall of Justice got a cool new look.
Andre Romano came on as voice director (her first DC cartoon job), and the writing was a bit more grown up.
It actually plays out as a kind of stepping stone between the old Super Friends and the DC 'toons of the 90s-00s.
I definitely recommend it.
That's "Andrea" Romano, not "Andre," of course.
Dammit.
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