Longevity of Animated Superhero Shows and Quasi-Superhero Shows Based on Printed Material - By Season

Longevity of Animated Superhero Shows and Quasi-Superhero Shows Based on Printed Material - By Season
To December 2017
Based on=comics unless noted. Will likely expand the parameters later
For animated segments that move from show to show, the listing is usually listed under the segment/umbreella title name rather than the series name
Name of Show	Based On	Status	Seasons	First Air Date	Last Air Date	Number of Episodes	Average Episodes Per Season	Note
Super Friends	Justice League of America, etc	Ended	8	9/08/73	11/06/85	109	13.625	Includes Super Friends, The All-New Super Friends Hour, Challenge of the Super Friends, The World's Greatest Super Friends, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians; season tally excludes the all reruns Best of Super Friends season but does count the "Lost episodes" season
Batman: The Animated Series	Detective Comics, Batman, etc	Ended	6	9/05/92	1/16/99	109	18.16667	Includes the two The New Batman Adventures seasons (24 episodes) which were also part of The New Batman/Superman Adventures
Sailor Moon	Nakayoshi, Sailor Moon, etc	Ended	5	3/07/92	2/08/97	200	40	includes Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R, Sailor Moon S, Sailor Moon SuperS, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
Astro Boy	Weekly Shonen Magazine, etc.	Ended	5	1/01/63	12/31/66	193	38.6	Season numbers are approximate as not broken up as such on Japanese TV
Justice League	Justice League of America, etc	Ended	5	11/17/01	5/13/06	91	18.2	Includes 39 episodes of Justice League Unlimited
X-Men	Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, etc	Ended	5	10/31/92	9/20/97	76	15.2
Batman, The	Detective Comics, Batman, etc	Ended	5	9/11/04	3/08/08	65	13
Spider-Man	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, etc	Ended	5	11/19/94	1/31/98	65	13
Teen Titans Go!	Teen Titans, New Teen Titans, Etc	Active (Not Yet Renewed)	4	4/23/13		203	50.75	At least one more episode expected to air in current season
Ultimate Spider-Man	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, etc	Ended	4	4/01/12	1/07/17	104	26
Avengers Assemble	Avengers, etc.	Active (Renewed)	4	5/26/13		92	23
Static Shock	Static	Ended	4	9/23/00	5/22/04	52	13
X-Men: Evolution	Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, etc	Ended	4	11/04/00	10/25/03	52	13
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The	Avengers, etc.	Ended	3	9/22/10	5/05/13	72	24	Includes one season of micro-episodes
New Adventures of Superman, The	Action Comics, Superman, etc	Ended	3	9/10/66	1/04/69	68	22.66667	Episode count likely too high due to episodes having multiple segments but unable to determine actual count. Includes Superman segments in The New Adventures of Superman for season 1, The New Superman/Aquaman Hour for season 2, and The Batman/Superman Hour for season 3. There was also a season 4 of The New Adventures of Superman but it was all reruns.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold	The Brave and the Bold	Ended	3	11/14/08	11/18/11	65	21.66667
Generator Rex	M. Rex	Ended	3	4/23/10	1/03/13	60	20
Mask: Animated Series, The	The Mask, etc.	Ended	3	8/12/95	8/30/97	54	18
Batman Beyond	Detective Comics, Batman, etc	Ended	3	1/10/99	4/07/01	52	17.33333
Spider-Man	Amazing Spider-Man, etc	Ended	3	9/09/67	6/14/70	52	17.33333
Tick, The	The Tick, etc.	Ended	3	9/10/94	11/24/96	36	12
Adventures of Superboy	Superboy, More Fun Comics, Adventure Comics, etc	Ended	3	9/10/66	1/04/69	34	11.33333	Includes Superboy segments in The New Adventures of Superman for season 1, The New Superman/Aquaman Hour for season 2, and The Batman/Superman Hour for season 3.
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, X-Men, etc	Ended	3	9/12/81	11/05/83	24	8	Second season aired as part of The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man and the third as part of The Amazing Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk. Episodes rerun in Marvel Action Universe
Todd McFarlane's Spawn	Spawn, etc.	Ended	3	5/16/97	5/28/99	18	6
Mazinger Z	Weekly Shōnen Jump, Kodansha TV Magazine, etc.	Ended	2	12/03/72	9/01/74	92	46	Season numbers are approximate as not broken up as such on Japanese TV
Guardians of the Galaxy	Guardians of the Galaxy, etc.	Active (Renewed)	2	8/01/15		63	31.5	includes short episodes
99, The	The 99	Ended	2	2011	2012	52	26
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.	Incredible Hulk, Tales to Astonish, etc	Ended	2	8/11/13	6/28/15	52	26
Iron Man: Armored Adventures	Tales of Suspense, Iron Man, etc.	Ended	2	4/24/09	7/25/12	52	26
Super Hero Squad Show, The	Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc.	Ended	2	9/14/09	10/14/11	52	26
Young Justice	Young Justice	About to Be Revived	2	11/26/10	3/16/13	46	23
Krypto the Superdog	Adventure Comics, Superboy, etc	Ended	2	3/25/05	12/15/06	39	19.5
Phantom 2040	The Phantom comic strip	Ended	2	9/18/94	3/03/96	35	17.5
Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, The	Police Comics, Plastic Man, etc; also original character segments	Ended	2	9/22/79	10/04/80	35	17.5	Second season had only three new episodes
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot	Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot	Ended	2	9/18/99	3/05/01	26	13
Green Lantern: The Animated Series	Green Lantern, etc	Ended	2	11/11/11	3/16/13	26	13
Legion of Superheroes	Adventure Comics, Superboy, Legion of Superheroes, etc	Ended	2	9/23/06	4/05/08	26	13
Marvel Action Hour, The aka Marvel Action Universe (Fantastic Four and Iron Man segments)	Tales of Suspense, Iron Man, Fantastic Four	Ended	2	9/24/94	2/24/96	26	13
Savage Dragon, The	The Savage Dragon, etc.	Ended	2	9/21/95	12/21/96	26	13
Spectacular Spider-Man, The	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, etc	Ended	2	3/08/08	11/18/09	26	13
Zeta Project, The	indirect: Batman Beyond spin-off	Ended	2	1/27/01	6/10/02	26	13
Incredible Hulk, The	Incredible Hulk, Tales to Astonish, etc	Ended	2	9/08/96	11/23/97	21	10.5
Defenders of the Earth	Phantom, Mandrake, etc comic strips	Ended	1	9/08/86	5/01/87	65	65	mix of comic strip superheroes and action heroes
Marvel Super Heroes, The	Tales of Suspense, Incredible Hulk, Journey Into Mystery, Tales to Astonish, etc	Ended	1	9/01/66	12/01/66	65	65	Captain America, Incredible Hulk, Invincible Iron Man, Mighty Thor, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner segments
Astro Boy	Weekly Shonen Magazine, etc.	Ended	1	10/01/80	12/23/81	52	52
Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers	Avengers, etc.	Ended	1	4/02/14	3/25/15	51	51
Astro Boy	Weekly Shonen Magazine, etc.	Ended	1	4/06/03	3/28/04	50	50
Justice League Action	Justice League of America, etc	Active (Not Yet Renewed)	1	12/16/16		46	46	Six more episodes expected to air in current season
Devilman	Weekly Shonen Magazine, etc.	Ended	1	6/11/72	6/24/73	39	39	comic debuted only a month before the series
Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, The	Adventure Comics, Showcase, Brave and the Bold, etc	Ended	1	9/09/67	5/21/05	36	36	Episode count likely too high due to episodes having multiple segments but unable to determine actual count. Includes Aquaman and the rotating Atom, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Justice League of America, Teen Titans segments. Superman and Superboy segments listed separately.
Beware the Batman	Detective Comics, Batman, etc	Ended	1	7/13/13	9/28/14	26	26
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes	Fantastic Four, etc.	Ended	1	9/02/06	2/25/10	26	26
Sailor Moon Crystal	Sailor Moon, etc.	Ended	1	7/05/14	7/18/14	26	26
Spider-Man	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, etc	Ended	1	9/12/81	3/06/82	26	26
Wolverine and the X-Men	Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, Wolverine, etc	Ended	1	1/23/09	11/29/09	26	26
Cutie Honey	Weekly Shōnen Champion, etc.	Ended	1	10/12/73	3/20/74	25	25	comic debuted less than a month before the series
Spider-Man	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, etc	Active (Not Yet Renewed)	1	6/28/17		24	24	includes short episodes
Witchblade	Witchblade	Ended	1	4/16/06	9/20/06	24	24
Fantastic Four	Fantastic Four, etc.	Ended	1	9/09/67	9/21/68	20	20
Batman/Superman Hour, The	Detective Comics, Batman, etc	Ended	1	9/14/68	1/04/69	17	17	Episodes had multiple segments. Includes the Batman segments later rerun separately as The Adventures of Batman; for other segments see The New Adventures of Superman and The Adventures of Superboy
New Adventures of Batman, The	Detective Comics, Batman, etc	Ended	1	2/12/77	77-5-28	16	16	Later rerun as part of The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour, Tarzan and the Super 7, and Batman and the Super 7
Spider-Woman	Spider-Woman, etc	Ended	1	9/22/79	1/05/80	16	16
Avengers: United They Stand, The	Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Etc.	Ended	1	10/30/99	2/26/00	13	13
Cybersix	Cybersix	Ended	1	9/06/99	10/23/99	13	13
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing	Fantastic Four, Marvel Two-in-One, etc plus non-superhero Flintstones segments	Ended	1	9/08/79	12/01/79	13	13	Thing segments rerun the following season in Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo
Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man, The (Hulk segments)	Incredible Hulk, Tales to Astonish, etc	Ended	1	9/18/82	10/08/83	13	13	Hulk segments later rerun in The Amazing Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk
Maxx, The	The Maxx	Ended	1	4/08/95	6/19/95	13	13
New Fantastic Four, The	Fantastic Four, etc.	Ended	1	9/09/78	12/16/78	13	13
Silver Surfer	Fantastic Four, Silver Surferm etc	Ended	1	2/07/98	5/16/98	13	13
Spider-Man Unlimited	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, etc	Ended	1	10/02/99	3/31/01	13	13
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, etc	Ended	1	7/11/03	9/12/03	13	13
Superman	Action Comics, Superman, etc	Ended	1	9/17/88	12/10/88	13	13
Ultraforce	Ultraforce, etc.	Ended	1	9/21/95	12/21/95	13	13
Wild C.A.T.s	Wild C.A.T.s, etc.	Ended	1	10/01/94	1/21/95	13	13
Blade	Tomb of Dracula, Blade, etc.	Ended	1	7/01/11	9/16/11	12	12	Marvel Anime series
Iron Man	Tales of Suspense, Iron Man, etc.	Ended	1	10/01/10	12/17/10	12	12	Marvel Anime series
Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!. The	Whiz Comics, Captain Marvel Adventures, Shazam! etc; also original live actiion/animated Hero High segments	Ended	1	9/12/81	11/28/81	12	12
Wolverine	Wolverine, etc.	Ended	1	1/07/11	3/25/11	12	12	Marvel Anime series
X-Men	Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, etc	Ended	1	4/01/11	6/24/11	12	12	Marvel Anime series
Swamp Thing: The Series	Swamp Thing, Saga of Swamp Thing, etc	Ended	1	10/31/90	5/18/91	5	5	While a horror character, often interacts with superheroes
Big Hero 6: The Series	Big Hero 6	Active (Renewed)	1	11/20/17		4	4	17 more episodes expected to air in current season
Marvel Action Universe (X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men episode)	Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, etc	Pilot	1	9/16/89	9/16/89	1	1
Solarman	Solarman	Pilot	1	10/24/92	10/24/92	1	1