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Gleek (Super Friends)

Field	Value
image	Gleek (Super Friends).png
character_name	Gleek
publisher	DC Comics
debut	The All-New Super Friends Hour
"Joy Ride"
first_comic	Super Friends #7 (October 1977)
creators	Hanna-Barbera
species	Exxorian Monkey
homeworld	Exxor
alliances	Super Friends
partners
aliases
supports	Wonder Twins
powers	*Prehensile tail

"Joy Ride"

Bucket summoning Gleek is a fictional character appearing in the animated series Super Friends and its related spin-offs. Gleek is the pet of the alien Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna. He debuted in The All-New Super Friends Hour, which first aired September 10, 1977. Gleek's vocalizations were provided by Michael Bell, who also voiced Zan.

Fictional character biography

Gleek is a blue monkey-like alien from the planet Exxor and the pet of Zan and Jayna, the Wonder Twins. Additionally, evil members of his species appear in the Super Friends (1980) episode "Invasion of the Gleeks".

Powers and abilities

Gleek has a stretchable, flexible tail that allows him to pick up objects and living things, such as bananas or people. He is highly intelligent, capable of understanding spoken English clearly. Gleek can communicate through the use of sign language, acting out scenes, and chattering (an alien monkey-based sound unintelligible to the audience).

Other versions

Gleek's first comic book appearance was Super Friends Volume One, Issue #7 (October 1977, DC Comics).
Gleek appears on a missing poster in Batman: Li'l Gotham.
Gleek appears in the Teen Titans Go! tie-in comic.
Gleek appears in Wonder Twins #2 (March 2019).

In other media

Gleek makes a cameo appearance in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Grape Juiced".
Gleek makes a cameo appearance in the Smallville episode "Idol".
Gleek makes a cameo appearance in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "The Siege of Starro!".
Gleek appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Sidekick Elevator".
Gleek appears in the Adult Swim series The New Adventures of the Wonder Twins.
Gleek makes a cameo appearance in The Lego Batman Movie.
Gleek makes a cameo appearance in the Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths.

References

Peterson, Brian. (October 29, 2009). "Smallville: New Info on Jor-El, the Wonder Twins, the Justice Society and More".
"Smallville: Idol Episode Recap".
(15 January 2020). "Crisis on Infinite Earths Saved Its Most Audacious Cameo For Last".

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