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This is a list of comic superhero TV shows produced by American studios by year to the present.
| Title | Original airing | Seasons | Episodes | Network(s) | Publisher | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures of Superman | 1952–58 | 6 | 104 | Syndication | DC Comics | ||
| Batman | 1966–68 | 3 | 120 | ABC | |||
| The Green Hornet | 1966-67 | 1 | 26 | Holyoke Publishing / NOW Comics | |||
| Spidey Super Stories | 1974–77 | 3 | 29 | PBS | Marvel Comics | ||
| Shazam! | 1974–76 | 3 | 28 | CBS | DC Comics | ||
| The Secrets of Isis | 1975–76 | 2 | 22 | ||||
| Wonder Woman | 1975–79 | 3 | 60 (with pilots) | ABC (season 1) CBS (seasons 2–3) | |||
| The Amazing Spider-Man | 1977–79 | 2 | 13 | CBS | Marvel Comics | Started with a television film. | |
| The Incredible Hulk | 1977–82 | 5 | 80 | Started with 2 television films and ended with 3 television films post series between 1988 and 1990 | |||
| Superboy | 1988–92 | 4 | 100 | Syndication | DC Comics | ||
| Swamp Thing | 1990–93 | 3 | 72 | USA Network | |||
| The Flash | 1990–91 | 1 | 22 | CBS | Adjacent to the Arrowverse. | ||
| Human Target | 1992 | 1 | 7 | ABC | |||
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1993–97 | 4 | 88 | ||||
| Night Man | 1997–99 | 2 | 44 | Syndication | Malibu Comics | ||
| Smallville | 2001–11 | 10 | 217 | The WB (seasons 1–5) The CW (seasons 6–10) | DC Comics | Adjacent to the Arrowverse. | |
| Birds of Prey | 2002–03 | 1 | 13 | The WB | |||
| Blade: The Series | 2006 | 1 | 12 | Spike | Marvel Comics | ||
| Human Target | 2010–11 | 2 | 25 | Fox / CTV | DC Comics | ||
| Arrow | 2012–20 | 8 | 170 | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. | ||
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 2013–20 | 7 | 136 | ABC | Marvel Comics | Adjacent to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |
| Gotham | 2014–19 | 5 | 100 | Fox | DC Comics | ||
| The Flash | 2014–23 | 9 | 184 | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. | ||
| Constantine | 2014–15 | 1 | 13 | NBC | |||
| Agent Carter | 2015–16 | 2 | 18 | ABC | Marvel Comics | Adjacent to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |
| Powers | 2 | 20 | PlayStation Network | Image Comics | |||
| iZombie | 2015–19 | 5 | 71 | The CW | Vertigo Comics | ||
| Daredevil | 2015–18 | 3 | 39 | Netflix | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | |
| Supergirl | 2015–21 | 6 | 126 | CBS (season 1) The CW (seasons 2–6) | DC Comics | Part of the Arrowverse. | |
| Jessica Jones | 2015–19 | 3 | 39 | Netflix | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | |
| Legends of Tomorrow | 2016–22 | 7 | 110 | The CW | DC Comics | Part of the Arrowverse. | |
| Lucifer | 2016–21 | 6 | 93 | Fox (seasons 1–3) Netflix (seasons 4–6) | Vertigo Comics | ||
| Preacher | 2016–19 | 4 | 43 | AMC | |||
| Luke Cage | 2016–18 | 2 | 26 | Netflix | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | |
| Powerless | 2017 | 1 | 12 | NBC | DC Comics | ||
| Legion | 2017–19 | 3 | 27 | FX | Marvel Comics | Adjacent to the X-Men film series. | |
| Iron Fist | 2017–18 | 2 | 23 | Netflix | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | ||
| The Defenders | 2017 | 1 | 8 | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | |||
| Inhumans | 1 | 8 | ABC | ||||
| The Gifted | 2017–19 | 2 | 29 | Fox | Adjacent to the X-Men film series. | ||
| The Punisher | 2 | 26 | Netflix | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | |||
| Runaways | 3 | 33 | Hulu | ||||
| Black Lightning | 2018–21 | 4 | 58 | The CW | DC Comics | Part of the Arrowverse. | |
| Krypton | 2018–19 | 2 | 20 | Syfy | |||
| Cloak & Dagger | 2 | 20 | Freeform | Marvel Comics | |||
| Titans | 2018–23 | 4 | 49 | DC Universe (seasons 1–2) Max (seasons 3–4) | DC Comics | Adjacent to the Arrowverse. | |
| Doom Patrol | 2019–23 | 4 | 46 | DC Universe (seasons 1–2) Max (seasons 2–4) | |||
| Swamp Thing | 2019 | 1 | 10 | DC Universe | |||
| The Boys | 2019–present | 3 | 24 | Prime Video | WildStorm / Dynamite Entertainment | ||
| Pennyworth | 2019–22 | 3 | 30 | Epix (seasons 1–2)Max (season 3) | DC Comics | Set in continuity with Gotham. | |
| Batwoman | 3 | 51 | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. | |||
| Watchmen | 2019 | 1 | 9 | HBO | Miniseries. | ||
| Stargirl | 2020–22 | 3 | 39 | DC Universe (season 1) The CW (seasons 1–3) | Part of the Arrowverse. | ||
| Helstrom | 2020 | 1 | 10 | Hulu | Marvel Comics | ||
| WandaVision | 2021 | 1 | 9 | Disney+ | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Superman & Lois | 2021–present | 3 | 43 | The CW | DC Comics | Renewed for a fourth and final season. Adjacent to the Arrowverse. | [1] |
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | 2021 | 1 | 6 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |
| Jupiter's Legacy | 1 | 8 | Netflix | Image Comics | |||
| Sweet Tooth | 2021–present | 2 | 16 | Vertigo Comics | Renewed for a third and final season. | ||
| Loki | 2021–present | 2 | 12 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |
| Y: The Last Man | 2021 | 1 | 10 | FX | Vertigo Comics | ||
| Hawkeye | 1 | 6 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Peacemaker | 2022–present | 1 | 8 | Max | DC Comics | Renewed for a second season. Part of the DC Extended Universe / DC Universe. | [2] |
| Naomi | 2022 | 1 | 13 | The CW | |||
| DMZ | 1 | 4 | Max | Vertigo Comics | Miniseries. | ||
| Moon Knight | 1 | 6 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Ms. Marvel | 1 | 6 | |||||
| The Sandman | 1 | 11 | Netflix | Vertigo Comics | Renewed for a second season. | ||
| She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | 1 | 9 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Gotham Knights | 2023 | 1 | 13 | The CW | DC Comics | ||
| Secret Invasion | 1 | 6 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Gen V | 2023–present | 1 | 8 | Prime Video | WildStorm / Dynamite Entertainment | Renewed for a second season. Set in continuity with The Boys. | |
| Bodies | 2023 | 1 | 8 | Netflix | Vertigo Comics | ||
| Echo | 2024 | 1 | 5 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |
| Upcoming | |||||||
| Dead Boy Detectives | 2024 | 1 | 8 | Netflix | Vertigo Comics | Set in continuity with The Sandman. | |
| The Penguin | 1 | 8 | Max | DC Comics | Set in continuity with The Batman . | [3] | |
| Agatha: Darkhold Diaries | 1 | 9 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Daredevil: Born Again | TBA | 1 | 18 | Follow-up to Daredevil. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |||
| Ironheart | 1 | 6 | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||||
| Wonder Man | 1 | TBA | |||||
| Criminal | TBA | Prime Video | Image Comics | ||||
| Untitled Arkham series | Max | DC Comics | Part of the DC Universe. | [4] [5] | |||
| Waller | Spin-off of Peacemaker. Part of DC Universe. | [6] [7] | |||||
| Paradise Lost | Part of DC Universe. | ||||||
| Booster Gold | |||||||
| Lanterns | |||||||
| Title | Original airing | Seasons | Episodes | Network(s) | Publisher | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Marvel Super Heroes | 1966 | 1 | 65 | ABC | Marvel Comics | ||
| The New Adventures of Superman | 1966–70 | 4 | 68 | CBS | DC Comics | ||
| The Adventures of Superboy | 1966–69 | 3 | 34 | ||||
| The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure | 1967–68 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Fantastic Four | 1 | 20 | ABC | Marvel Comics | |||
| Spider-Man | 1967–70 | 3 | 52 | ||||
| Aquaman | 1968–70 | 1 | 36 | CBS | DC Comics | ||
| The Batman/Superman Hour | 1968–69 | 1 | 34 | ||||
| The Adventures of Batman | 1 | 17 | |||||
| Super Friends | 1973 | 1 | 16 | ABC | |||
| The New Adventures of Batman | 1977–78 | 1 | 16 | CBS | |||
| The All-New Super Friends Hour | 1 | 15 | ABC | ||||
| The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | 1 | 7 | CBS | ||||
| Challenge of the Superfriends | 1978 | 2 | 16 | ABC | |||
| The New Fantastic Four | 1 | 13 | NBC | Marvel Comics | |||
| Fred and Barney Meet the Thing | 1979 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Spider-Woman | 1979–80 | 1 | 16 | ABC | |||
| The World's Greatest Super Friends | 1 | 8 | DC Comics | ||||
| The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show | 1979–81 | 5 | 112 | ||||
| Super Friends | 1980–83 | 3 | 22 | ||||
| Batman and the Super 7 | 1980–81 | 1 | 33 | CBS | |||
| The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! | 1981–82 | 2 | 38 | NBC | |||
| Spider-Man | 1 | 26 | Syndication | Marvel Comics | |||
| Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | 1981–83 | 3 | 24 | NBC | |||
| The Incredible Hulk | 1982–83 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | 1984-85 | 1 | 8 | ABC | DC Comics | ||
| The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | 1985 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Superman | 1988 | 1 | 13 | CBS | |||
| Swamp Thing | 1990–91 | 1 | 5 | Fox Kids | |||
| Batman: The Animated Series | 1992–95 | 2 | 85 | Part of the DC Animated Universe. | |||
| X-Men: The Animated Series | 1992–97 | 5 | 76 | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Animated Universe. | ||
| Fantastic Four | 1994–96 | 2 | 26 | Syndication | |||
| Iron Man | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Wild C.A.T.s | 1994–95 | 1 | 13 | CBS | WildStorm / Image Comics | ||
| Ultraforce | 1 | 13 | USA Network | Malibu Comics | |||
| Spider-Man | 1994–98 | 5 | 65 | Fox Kids | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Animated Universe. | |
| The Maxx | 1995 | 1 | 13 | MTV | Image Comics / IDW Publishing | ||
| The Superman/Batman Adventures | 1 | 2 | USA Network | DC Comics | |||
| Superman: The Animated Series | 1996–2000 | 4 | 54 | Kids' WB | Part of the DC Animated Universe. | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | 1996–97 | 2 | 21 | UPN Kids | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Animated Universe. | |
| Todd McFarlane's Spawn | 1997–99 | 3 | 18 | HBO | Image Comics | ||
| The New Batman Adventures | 1 | 24 | Kids' WB | DC Comics | Part of the DC Animated Universe. | ||
| The New Batman/Superman Adventures | 1997–2000 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Men in Black: The Series | 1997–2001 | 4 | 53 | Malibu Comics | |||
| Silver Surfer | 1998 | 1 | 13 | Fox Kids | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Animated Universe. | |
| Batman Beyond | 1999–2001 | 3 | 52 | Kids' WB | DC Comics | Part of the DC Animated Universe. | |
| Spider-Man Unlimited | 1 | 13 | Fox Kids | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Animated Universe. | ||
| The Avengers: United They Stand | 1999–2000 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| X-Men: Evolution | 2000–03 | 4 | 52 | Kids' WB | |||
| Static Shock | 2000–04 | 4 | 52 | WildStorm / DC Comics | Part of the DC Animated Universe. | ||
| The Zeta Project | 2001–02 | 2 | 26 | DC Comics | |||
| Justice League | 2001–04 | 2 | 52 | Cartoon Network | |||
| Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | 2003 | 1 | 13 | MTV | Marvel Comics | ||
| Teen Titans | 2003–06 | 5 | 65 | Cartoon Network / Kids' WB (seasons 1–2) | DC Comics | ||
| Justice League Unlimited | 2004–06 | 3 | 39 | Cartoon Network | Part of the DC Animated Universe. | ||
| The Batman | 2004–08 | 5 | 65 | Cartoon Network (seasons 1–3) Kids' WB (seasons 4–5) | |||
| Krypto the Superdog | 2005–06 | 2 | 39 | Cartoon Network | |||
| Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | 2006 | 1 | 26 | Marvel Comics | |||
| Legion of Super Heroes | 2006–08 | 2 | 25 | Kids' WB | DC Comics | ||
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | 2008–09 | 2 | 26 | The CW (season 1) Disney XD (season 2) | Marvel Comics | ||
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | 2008–11 | 3 | 65 | Cartoon Network | DC Comics | ||
| Wolverine and the X-Men | 2009 | 1 | 26 | Nicktoons | Marvel Comics | ||
| Iron Man: Armored Adventures | 2009–12 | 2 | 52 | ||||
| The Super Hero Squad Show | 2009–11 | 2 | 52 | Cartoon Network | |||
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | 2010–12 | 2 | 25 | Disney XD | Set in continuity with Wolverine and the X-Men. | ||
| Young Justice | 2010–22 | 4 | 98 | Cartoon Network (seasons 1–2) DC Universe (season 3) Max (season 4) | DC Comics | ||
| Green Lantern: The Animated Series | 2011–13 | 1 | 26 | Cartoon Network | |||
| Ultimate Spider-Man | 2012–17 | 4 | 104 | Disney XD | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Animation Universe. | |
| Teen Titans Go! | 2013–present | 8 | 392 | Cartoon Network | DC Comics | ||
| Avengers Assemble | 2013–19 | 5 | 127 | Disney XD | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Animation Universe. | |
| Beware the Batman | 2013–14 | 1 | 26 | Cartoon Network / Adult Swim | DC Comics | ||
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | 2013–15 | 2 | 52 | Disney XD | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Animation Universe. | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 2015–19 | 3 | 79 | ||||
| Justice League Action | 2016–18 | 1 | 52 | Cartoon Network | DC Comics | ||
| Spider-Man | 2017–20 | 3 | 58 | Disney XD | Marvel Comics | Set in continuity with Guardians of the Galaxy. | |
| Big Hero 6: The Series | 2017–21 | 2 | 56 | Disney XD / Disney Channel | Continuation of the 2014 film loosely based on Marvel Comics. | ||
| DC Super Hero Girls | 2019–21 | 2 | 78 | Cartoon Network | DC Comics | ||
| Harley Quinn | 2019–present | 4 | 47 | DC Universe (seasons 1–2)Max (season 3–) | Renewed for a fifth season. | ||
| Invincible | 2021–present | 2 | 13 | Prime Video | Image Comics | Renewed for a third season. | |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 2021 | 1 | 10 | Hulu | Marvel Comics | ||
| Spidey and His Amazing Friends | 2021–present | 3 | 59 | Disney Junior | Renewed for a fourth season. | ||
| What If...? | 2 | 18 | Disney+ | Renewed for a third season. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Multiverse Saga. | |||
| Hit-Monkey | 1 | 10 | Hulu | Renewed for a second season. | |||
| The Boys Presents: Diabolical | 2022 | 1 | 8 | Prime Video | WildStorm / Dynamite Entertainment | Animated spin-off of The Boys. | |
| Baymax! | 1 | 6 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Spin-off of Big Hero 6: The Series. | ||
| I Am Groot | 2022–present | 2 | 10 | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |||
| Batwheels | 1 | 37 | Cartoon Network / Max | DC Comics | Renewed for a second season. | ||
| Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | 2023–present | 1 | 16 | Disney Channel | Marvel Comics | ||
| My Adventures with Superman | 1 | 10 | Adult Swim / Max | DC Comics | |||
| Upcoming | |||||||
| X-Men '97 | 2024 | 1 | 10 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Continuation of X-Men (1992–97). Renewed for a second season. | |
| Creature Commandos | TBA | 1 | 7 | Max | DC Comics | Part of the DC Universe. | |
| Beast Boy: Lone Wolf | 1 | 10 | Cartoon Network / Max | ||||
| Marvel Zombies | 1 | 4 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Continuation of What If...? | ||
| Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | TBA | TBA | Renewed for a second season. | ||||
| Batman: Caped Crusader | Prime Video | DC Comics | |||||
| Bat-Family | Set in continuity with Merry Little Batman. | ||||||
| Kite Man: Hell Yeah! | Max | Set in continuity with Harley Quinn. | |||||
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