List of television series based on DC Comics
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Below is a list of television series based on properties of DC Comics. This list includes live action and animated series.
Contents |
[edit] Live action
| Title | Original running | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures of Superman | 1952–1958 | |||
| Batman | 1966–1968 | |||
| Shazam! | 1974–1976 | |||
| The Secrets of Isis | 1975–1976 | |||
| Wonder Woman | 1975–1979 | |||
| Legends of the Superheroes | 1979 | Two TV Specials | ||
| Superboy | 1988–1992 | |||
| Swamp Thing | 1990–1993 | |||
| The Flash | 1990–1991 | |||
| Human Target | 1992 | |||
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1993–1997 | |||
| Smallville | 2001–2011 | |||
| Birds of Prey | 2002–2003 | |||
| Human Target | 2010–2011 | |||
| Forthcoming | ||||
| Arrow | TBA | |||
| Blue Beetle | ||||
| Booster Gold | ||||
| Deadman | ||||
| Spectre | ||||
| The Sandman | From the Vertigo Comics imprint | |||
[edit] Pilots
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Superpup | 1958 | Unaired |
| The Adventures of Superboy | 1961 | |
| Batgirl | 1968 | |
| Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? | 1967 | |
| Wonder Woman | 1974 | |
| Justice League of America | 1997 | Unaired in US |
| Global Frequency | 2005 | |
| Aquaman | 2006 | |
| Wonder Woman | 2011 | Unaired |
[edit] Planned but unproduced
| Title | Planned release |
|---|---|
| Wonder Woman | 1990 |
| 1999 | |
| Bruce Wayne | 1999 |
| Deadman | 2000 |
| The Graysons | 2008 |
| Raven | 2010 |
[edit] Television commercials
| Year | Commercial | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Superman Kellogg's | Kellogg's | Eight "integrated commercials" starring George Reeves. |
| 1974 | Batgirl Equal Pay Public Service Announcement | Public Service Announcement | Put out by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| 1989 | Batman Diet Coke | Diet Coke | |
| 1997 | Hawkman Baby Ruth | Baby Ruth | A tongue in cheek commercial. |
| 2001 | Batman OnStar commercials | OnStar | A series of six television commercials. |
| 2004 | The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman | American Express | Two short film commercials promoting American Express. |
| 2006 | El Palacio de Hierro | El Palacio de Hierro | A Mexican commercial starring Wonder Woman, Catwoman, and Batgirl. |
[edit] Animated series
| Title | Original running | Production company(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New Adventures of Superman | 1966–1970 | Filmation | Part of the The New Adventures of Superman franchise |
| The Adventures of Superboy | 1966–1969 | ||
| The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure | 1967–1968 | ||
| Aquaman | 1968–1970 | ||
| The Batman/Superman Hour | 1968–1969 | ||
| The Adventures of Batman | |||
| Super Friends | 1973 | Hanna-Barbera | Part of the Super Friends franchise |
| The New Adventures of Batman | 1977 | Filmation | Part of the The New Adventures of Batman franchise |
| The All-New Super Friends Hour | Hanna-Barbera | Part of the Super Friends franchise | |
| The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | 1977–1978 | Filmation | Part of the The New Adventures of Batman franchise |
| Challenge of the Super Friends | 1978 | Hanna-Barbera | Part of the Super Friends franchise |
| Batman and the Super 7 | 1978–1980 | Filmation | Part of the The New Adventures of Batman franchise |
| The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show | 1979–1981 | Ruby-Spears | |
| The World's Greatest Super Friends | 1979 | Hanna-Barbera | Part of the Super Friends franchise |
| Super Friends | 1980–1983 | ||
| The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! | 1981–1982 | Filmation | |
| Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | 1984 | Hanna-Barbera | Part of the Super Friends franchise |
| The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | 1985 | ||
| Superman | 1988 | Ruby-Spears | |
| Swamp Thing | 1991 | DIC Entertainment | |
| Batman: The Animated Series | 1992–1995 | Warner Bros. Animation | Part of the DC animated universe |
| Wild C.A.T.s | 1994-1995 | WildStorm | |
| The Superman/Batman Adventures | 1995–1997 | Filmation Hanna-Barbera |
Part of the The New Adventures of Superman franchise Part of the Super Friends franchise |
| Superman: The Animated Series | 1996–2000 | Warner Bros. Animation | Part of the DC animated universe |
| The New Batman Adventures | 1997–1999 | Sequel to Batman: The Animated Series, part of the DC animated universe | |
| The New Batman/Superman Adventures | 1997–2000 | Part of the DC animated universe | |
| Batman Beyond | 1999–2002 | ||
| Static Shock | 2000–2004 | ||
| The Zeta Project | 2001–2002 | Spin-off of Batman Beyond, part of the DC animated universe | |
| Justice League | 2001–2004 | Part of the DC animated universe | |
| Teen Titans | 2003–2006 | ||
| The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour | 2003 | Wild Hare Studios | Spoof continuation of Super Friends, unaired in US |
| Zatanna | Web series | ||
| Justice League Unlimited | 2004–2006 | Warner Bros. Animation | Sequel to Justice League, part of the DC animated universe |
| The Batman | 2004–2008 | ||
| Krypto the Superdog | 2005–2006 | ||
| Legion of Super Heroes | 2006–2008 | ||
| Plastic Man | 2006 | Only pilot episode, unaired | |
| Watchmen: Motion Comic | 2008-2009 | Cruel and Unusual Films | |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | 2008–2011 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Ongoing | |||
| Young Justice | 2010–present | Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Green Lantern: The Animated Series | 2011-present | ||
| DC Nation Shorts | Animated shorts aired during the DC Nation television block on Cartoon Network. | ||
| In Development | |||
| Beware the Batman | 2013 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
[edit] See also
- List of films based on DC Comics
- DC animated universe
- List of television series based on Marvel Comics
- List of television programs based on comics
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