Favorite action/superhero cartoons of all time

*CyberCubed* · 07-08-2014, 07:01 PM

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.

~~Leo656~~ · 07-09-2014, 09:13 PM

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.

*Netkeeper* · 07-09-2014, 09:31 PM

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

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 07-10-2014, 01:50 AM

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

Darth Knuckles · 07-10-2014, 02:49 AM

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.

*Whatswiththeheadbands?* · 07-10-2014, 03:48 AM

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

Shred Head · 07-10-2014, 06:45 AM

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

*Icebot* · 07-10-2014, 09:05 AM

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).

CharmedSerenity · 07-10-2014, 09:22 AM

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

pingclang · 07-10-2014, 11:35 AM

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

*Slade* · 07-11-2014, 12:34 AM

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

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 07-11-2014, 02:01 AM

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

*Netkeeper* · 07-11-2014, 04:16 AM

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.

*ZariusTwo* · 07-11-2014, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBlueTurtle1

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

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

*ObiWanFan4life* · 07-11-2014, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

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.

T-U-R-T-L-E POWA! · 07-11-2014, 07:15 AM

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.

*ObiWanFan4life* · 07-11-2014, 07:40 AM

Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck for sure.

*CyberCubed* · 07-11-2014, 09:21 AM

I just can't get into Transformers.

*ZariusTwo* · 07-11-2014, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ObiWanFan4life

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

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)

~~Leo656~~ · 07-11-2014, 11:40 AM

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.

07-08-2014, 07:01 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	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.

07-09-2014, 09:31 PM	#3
Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	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 __________________

07-10-2014, 01:50 AM	#4
TheBlueTurtle1 Foot Elite Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK Posts: 2,892	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 __________________ http://jandmdev.deviantart.com/ (My Brother and I have a dev page, I am J, brother is M)

07-10-2014, 02:49 AM	#5
Darth Knuckles Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mutani-Isle Posts: 703	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. __________________ "Shredder, what have you done!?!" - Tiger Claw (Annihilation: Earth!)

07-10-2014, 03:48 AM	#6
Whatswiththeheadbands? The Weed of Crime Join Date: May 2013 Location: The Shadow's Sanctum Posts: 3,007	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 __________________ Who knows what Evil lurks in the hearts of Men? The Shadow knows...

07-09-2014, 09:13 PM	#2
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	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.

07-10-2014, 06:45 AM	#7
Shred Head Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 341	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 __________________ "Cold steel meets hot flesh! Thats why they call me Slash!"

07-10-2014, 09:05 AM	#8
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	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). __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

07-10-2014, 09:22 AM	#9
CharmedSerenity Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In front of her computer Posts: 1,335	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 __________________ Favorite incarnations: 2k3 animated series, 2014 & 2016 movies and the IDW comics.

07-10-2014, 11:35 AM	#10
pingclang Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tennessee Posts: 552	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

07-11-2014, 12:34 AM	#11
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07-11-2014, 02:01 AM	#12
TheBlueTurtle1 Foot Elite Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK Posts: 2,892	I am re watching the 90s X-men show, It's soooooooooooo good, and it has held its age so well. __________________ http://jandmdev.deviantart.com/ (My Brother and I have a dev page, I am J, brother is M)

07-11-2014, 04:16 AM	#13
Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	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. __________________

07-11-2014, 07:15 AM	#16
T-U-R-T-L-E POWA! Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Knoxville,TN Posts: 996	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. __________________ Go Ninja! Go Ninja! GO!

07-11-2014, 07:40 AM	#17
ObiWanFan4life Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,724	Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck for sure. __________________ "The force will be with you, always" - Obi-Wan Kenobi

07-11-2014, 09:21 AM	#18
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	I just can't get into Transformers.

07-11-2014, 11:40 AM	#20
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	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.