Superheroes of: The 1960s

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Identified by: Pierre Fontaine. Underdog.

Identified by Pierre Fontaine: Batman and Robin

Identified by Pierre Fontaine: The Green Hornet and Kato.

Identified by Pierre Fontaine: Captain Nice.

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Identified by Anonymous: The Wild World of Bat Woman.

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Identified by Pierre Fontaine: Space Ghost.

Identified by Pierre Fontaine: Frankenstein Jr.

Identified by Anonymous: Birdman.

Identified by Pierre Fontaine: Wonder Woman (Pilot).

Identified by Pierre Fontaine: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

Identified by Pierre Fontaine: Batgirl.

Identified by Pierre Fontaine: Iron Man and Mighty Thor.

Superheroes of: The 1990s

Powered by the success of Tim Burton's Batman (1989), the nineties saw superhero cinema rise and become a dramatic force at the box office.

Although period superhero films largely failed, the Batman saga thrived...at least until 1997. And the 1990s is also the first decade that saw a number of superheroes of color on the big screen.

How many of these nineties superheroes do you remember?

Identified by Sirrus: Darkman.

Identified by Sirrus: The Flash.

Identified by Sirrus: The Rocketeer.

Identified by Bruce Nims: Meteor Man.

Identified by Bruce Nims: Blank Man (on TV, Handiman).

Identified by Bruce Nims: The Crow.

Identified by Sirrus: The Mask.

Identified by Sirrus: The Shadow.

Identified by Vejur79: Black Scorpion.

Identified by Veju79: M.A. N.T.I.S.

Identified by Sirrus: The Phantom.

Identified by Duanne: Bibleman.

Identified by Bruce Nims: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Identified by Will Perez: Nick Fury, Agent for SHIELD..

Identified by Sirrus: Spawn.

Identified by Sirrus: Steel.

Identified by Sirrus: Blade.

Identified by Will Perez: Angel.

Identified by Sirrus: Mystery Men.

Identified by SGB: Now and Again

And if you like revisiting historic superheroes, don't forget to read my book: The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television (2008).

The Superheroes of: The 1980s

In the 1980s, superhero productions underwent a dramatic change.While the Superman movie franchise dominated the first part of the decade, the last few years of eighties saw a transition to "dark," broody heroes such as RoboCop (1989) and Tim Burton's Batman (1989).

The decade also saw a gradual shift from TV to movies as the primary channel for superhero productions. 

TV failures such as Automan (1983), Manimal (1983) and Once a Hero (1987), coupled with the success of Batman (1989), assured that superheroes -- going forward for at least a decade -- would find a home on the silver screen.

How many of these eighties superheroes do you recognize and remember?

Identified by Sirrus: Pumaman!

Identified by BT: Condorman.

Identified by Sirrus: Superman in Superman II.

Identified by Sirrus: The Greatest American Hero.

Identified by Sirrus: Swamp Thing.

Identified by SGB: Automan.

Identified by Sirrus: Manimal.

Identified by Sirrus: Supergirl

Identified by BT: Sheena.

Identified by Dr. Howard Margolin: Once A Hero.

Not Identified.

Identified by BT: The Spirit.

Identifie by SGB: Superboy

Identified by Sirrus: Batman.

Identified by Sirrus: Captain America