Favorite action/superhero cartoons of all time
 

Here are mine in no particular order:

1. Ninja Turtles (original, 4kids and Nick)
2. Batman: TAS
3. Superman: TAS
4. Batman Beyond
5. Justice League/JLU
6. Teen Titans
7. Young Justice
8. Avengers: EMH
9. X-men Evolution
10. Wolverine and the X-men
11. Spectacular Spiderman
12. Gargoyles
13. Brave and the Bold

Some of the best superhero/action cartoons ever made from the 80's till now.

Hmm, that's tough. There was a lot of action in The Real Ghostbusters, would that count? I feel like counting it.

It's tough to list in any particular order, just because some of them are favorites based on quality and some are more from nostalgia. It's pretty fluid. There'd be way too many if I didn't stick to only my very favorites...

1. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (original)
2. Justice League/Justice League Unlimited
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
4. The Real Ghostbusters
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (original)
6. Superman: The Animated Series
7. Batman: The Animated Series
8. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2003)
9. Thundercats (original)
10. Super-Powers: Galactic Guardians (last few 1980s seasons of Super-Friends)

There could be a bunch more easily, but those were the ones I watched the most and had the most effect on me growing up. Again, on any given day a few of those could move around.

I assume this is just Western Animation, yeah? I regrettably haven't seen many of the cartoons mentioned here [I plan on Netflixing some of them though; currently going through Justice League] but here's what I like that I have seen:

• TMNT 2003
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Gargoyles
• Sonic the Hedgehog SatAM
• The Powerpuff Girls
• Kim Possible
• Batman: TAS
• X-Men
• Spider-Man: TAS
• Teen Titans
• Jackie Chan Adventures
• Static Shock

1. X-men 90s show
2. The spectaular Spider-man
3. TMNT 80s
4. TMNT 2003
5. Thundercats
6. Spider-man 90s
7. Avengers Earths Mighest Heroes
8.Wolverine and the X-men
9.Thundercats 2011
10.Young Justice
11.Fantastic four
12. Power Puff Girls
13. Real Ghostbusters
14. He-man
15. Batfink
16. Captain Caveman
17. Hong Kong phooey
18. Captain Planet

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ('87)
2. Spider-Man: The Animated Series
3. Dragon Ball Z
4. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
5. Beast Wars: Transformers
6. Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
7. ReBoot
8. Mega Man (Ruby/Spears)
9. Inspector Gadget
10. Batman: The Animated Series

11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon)

I only have the Nick TMNT cartoon lower now because the show isn't over yet. I'm sure it will be higher when the show is over. It may be higher than some of my other shows already now that I think about it.

In no particular order:

Transformers G1
Teenage mutant ninja turtles 2k3
Justice League/Justice league unlimited
Batman TAS
Spectacular Spiderman
Spiderman 1981


I can't think of any others at the moment

I'm going to put some anime but to be fair to the Western cartoons only stuff that was geared and marketed towards kids in America so no Cowboy Bebops or Triguns or Outlaw Stars here.

1. Dragonball Z (Screw Sailor Moon this needs a reanimation)
2. Batman the Animated Series
3. Digimon Season 3 (Also called Digimon Tamers in Japan)
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2K3)
5. X-Men 90's
6. Batman Beyond
7. Digimon season 1 (Digimon Adventure)
8. Wolverine and the X-Men
9. Spectacular Spider-Man
10 Justice League and Justice League Unlimited
11. Avater: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra
12. Gargoyles
13. Young Justice
14. Beast Wars Transformers
15 Spider-Man the Animated Series (90's)
16 Thundercats 2011
17. Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
18. Zoids Chaotic Century and Guardian Force
19. Green Lanturn
20. Samurai Jack

TMNT 1987 and 2003, Avatar the Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, Mega Man 1994, Sonic the hedgehog, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Underground, Sonic X, Quailman (from Doug).

And here's my list...

1st. Legion of Superheroes
2nd. TMNT 2k3
3rd, Justice League Unlimited
4th. Young Justice
5th. X-men Evolution
6th. Digimon Tamers
7th. Transformers Prime
8th. Monster Rancher
9th. Transformers Animated
10th. Beast Wars/Beast Machines
11th. Digimon Xros Wars
12th. Digimon Adventure/02
13th. Gargoyles
14th. Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
15th. Last Airbender/Legend of Korra
16th. Transformers Armada
17th. Jackie Chan Adventures
18th. Wolverine and the X-men
19th. Gurren Lagann
20th. Sonic SatAM
21st. Transformers G1
22nd. Wolf's Rain
23rd. Thundercats 2011
24th. W.I.T.C.H

1. TMNT 2003
2. TMNT 1987
3. TMNT 2012
4.Avengers: Earth`s Mightiest Heroes
5.Justice League/ Justice League Unlimited
6.Transformers G1
7. Reboot
8. Thundercats (Original)
9. Spectacular Spider-man
10. GI Joe

Dragonball Z
Justice League/Unlimited
Batman TAS
TMNT 2k3
Superman TAS
Mortal Kombat Defenders of the Realm
Street Fighter TAS

I am re watching the 90s X-men show, It's soooooooooooo good, and it has held its age so well.

Yeah, 90's X-Men really has aged pretty well -- I came across a couple episodes recently on an old recorded VHS I found, along with some 87 turtles. Good stuff.

Agreed. I love it's version of the Phoenix Saga, the happy ending they gave it actually shows just how problematic the bleaker comics version proved to be and how it was'nt neccersary at all


As for my own list of favourite superhero shows (this list has went through some changes in the past few years due to rewatching some shows)

1. Spectacular Spider-Man
2. Batman: The Animated Series
3. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
4. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2003)
5. Young Justice
6. X-Men: Evolution
7. Justice Leauge/JLU
8. Teen Titans
9. X-Men: The Animated Series
10. Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
11. Kim Possible
12. Digimon Tamers
13. The Guyver (90s OVAs)
14. Beast Wars
15. Princess Starla and the Jewel Riders
16. TMNT 80S
17. Transformers G1
18. Jackie Chan Adventures
19. Sonic SATAM
20. Centurions

I'm not sure if Jackie Chan Adventures and Sonic qualify as Superheroes, but they're fantastic show nonetheless.

Ducktales is what I consider to be the greatest cartoon of all time. So that would be my favorite action show, although maybe it is more "adventure" than "action". As far as superheroes go, it is easily Batman the Animated Series and it's not even close.

Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck for sure.

I just can't get into Transformers.

They don't start out that way, but in time they possess items that give them significant powers, (Chaos Emeralds make Sonic SUPER, Jackie has the tailsmans, in Satam's case, the rings enhanced his speed and then there was the time gem in the finale)

Hmm. Kind of a grey area. I love Sonic SatAM a bunch, but I left it off since it wasn't as super-hero-y. I'll go with "Honorable Mention" for my list, as it's definitely among my favorite cartoons.