As cheesy as Super Friends was, there was one powerful moment in "The Universe of Evil" when Superman is trapped in a "Mirror, Mirror" version of his world, hunted by the Super Enemies and authorities. Desperate, he seeks out a scientist in a desperate plea for help to find some means to get back home. When the frightened scientist demand he prove his strange story is true, Superman admits he cannot and leaves it to judge if she can believe him. The scientist comes to the conclusion that an evil person would never place such trust in another's judgment and wholeheartedly offers her help without a second thought. After they devise a plan, she has only one request, that Superman come back to free her world and he tells her she can count on him returning in force. At the end of the story with Superman safely home, he says he intends to keep that vow to his new friend to free her world and the Super Friends immediately agree to join the invasion.
