The Superman/Batman Adventures

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The Superman/Batman Adventures
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Based on
Superman
by

Voices of Olan Soule
Casey Kasem
Danny Dark
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time60 minutes approx.
Production companies Filmation
Hanna-Barbera
DC Comics
Release
Original network USA
Related
The Batman/Superman Hour
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
Super Friends

The Superman/Batman Adventures is a television series that aired on USA Network in 1995. [1] It was later aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. The episodes were edited from various seasons of the Hanna-Barbera-produced Super Friends , as well as Filmation's 1960s series The New Adventures of Superman, The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure , and The Batman/Superman Hour . [2]

Contents

The Superman/Batman Adventures included for the first time on American television the "lost episodes" of the 1983–1984 season of Super Friends. [3]

Cast

Main cast

ActorRole
Olan Soule Bruce Wayne / Batman
Bud Collyer/Danny Dark
Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman
Casey Kasem Dick Grayson / Robin
Shannon Farnon Wonder Woman
Marvin Miller/Norman Alden/William Callaway Aquaman
Joan Alexander/Julie Bennett
Lois Lane
Jack Grimes Jimmy Olsen
Ted Knight/William Woodson/John Henry Kurtz Narrator

Major antagonists

ActorRole
Ray Owens Lex Luthor
Ted Knight The Joker; Penguin; Riddler; Mr. Freeze and Black Manta
Jane Webb Catwoman
Cliff Owens Brainiac
Paul Frees Evil Star
Frank Welker Mr. Mxyzptlk

Supporting characters

ActorRole
Gerald Mohr/Michael Rye Green Lantern
Bob Hastings
Superboy
Vic Perrin/Jack Angel Hawkman
Pat Harrington, Jr./Wally Burr The Atom
Tommy Cook Kid-Flash
Diana Maddox
Mera
Janet Waldo Lana Lang
Julie Bennett Wonder Girl
Cliff Owens The Flash
Jackson Beck Perry White
Jerry Dexter Aqualad

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References

  1. The Superman/Batman Adventures is on USA Network at 6:30 AM EST on Sundays.
  2. Mangels, Andy (Winter 2019). "Andy Mangels' Retro Saturday Mornings". RetroFan (3): 22. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. Misiroglu, Gina (2012), The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood, Visible Ink Press, p. 326, ISBN   9781578593972