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SUPERHERO TIMELINE

posted 21 years ago by zombies_oh_no
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I really want to know all the films of super heros from 1985 to 2005... 20 years of super heros! But not just super heros... comic book adaptations. I wish somebody could do this for me. I would really appreciate it. Thanks

[–] popularloserx 20 years ago

As an avid comic book fan, I've complied this list over the years. Despite this list being quite long, it's probably not complete.

Live Action:
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The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925)
The Bold Caballero (1936)
Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
The Lone Ranger (1956)
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
Batman: The Movie (1966)
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
Superman (1978)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Superman II (1980)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)
Swamp Thing (1982)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Superman III (1983)
Supergirl (1984)
Sheena (1984)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Red Sonja (1985)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
The Punisher (1989)
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
Batman (1989)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Dick Tracy (1990)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Batman Returns (1992)
Captain America (1991)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time (1993)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
The Fantastic Four (1994) (unreleased)
The Crow (1994)
The Shadow (1994)
Timecop (1994)
The Mask (1994)
Batman Forever (1995)
Tank Girl (1995)
Judge Dredd (1995)
The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
Barb Wire (1996)
The Phantom (1996)
Spawn (1997)
Star Kid (1997)
Men in Black (1997)
Steel (1997)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Blade (1998)
Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Mystery Men (1999)
The Crow: Salvation (2000)
X-Men (2000)
Spider-Man (2002)
Blade II (2002)
Men in Black II (2002)
Daredevil (2003)
Timecop II: The Berlin Decision (2003)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Hulk (2003)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
American Splendor (2003)
Hellboy (2004)
The Punisher (2004)
Garfield (2004)
Catwoman (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Man-Thing (2004)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Elektra (2005)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Fantastic Four (2005)

Live Action, Made for TV:
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The Phantom (1961)
The Adventures of Superpup (1958)
Adventures of Superboy (1961)
Batgirl (1967)
Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? (1967)
Wonder Woman (1974)
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
The New Original Wonder Woman (1975)
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
The Incredible Hulk Death in the Family (1977)
Dr. Strange (1978)
Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978)
Captain America (1979)
Spider-Man the Dragon's Challenge (1979)
Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Mandrake (1979)
Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
The Spirit (1987)
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)
The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990)
The Flash (1990)
Power Pack (1991)
The Flash II: The Revenge of the Trickster (1991)
Model by Day (1994)
Vampirella (1996)
Generation X (1996)
Justice League of America (1997)
Tarzan in Manhattan (1998)
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998)
Witchblade (2000)
Inspector Gadget II (2003)
The Lone Ranger (2003)
Return to the Batcave (2003)

Animated:
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Superman: Last Son of Krypton
Batman & Superman: World's Finest
The Justice League: Secret Origins
The Justice League: The Savage Time
The Justice League: Starcrossed
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes of the Half Shell
Akira
Gen13: The Movie
Vampirella

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Hope this helps.

[–] Viderum 20 years ago

Why no mention of Meteor Man?

[–] t1000416 20 years ago

Don't forget
RoboCop
RoboCop 2
RoboCop 3
RoboCop: The Series
RoboCop: Prime Directives

And I'm sure there's some animated stuff.

Hey look its spot

[–] indierocksnob 20 years ago

One more; Ghost World

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[–] matthec2 20 years ago

Also Mystery Men
And I can't believe you put Dennis the Menace in the same category!!!

Java Programming has made me dead on the inside...

[–] dragon_in_the_boot 20 years ago

and Sin City. Also I have a few issues of Marvels run of Indiana Jones comics but I'm pretty sure they were made after Raiders.

The Dude Abides...

[–] miketsucalas 20 years ago

The Crow: Wicked Prayer

[–] el_gonza2814 20 years ago

You forgot "Blueberry" (2004)

[–] SoaresR 19 years ago

There was also Alien vs Predator... I"m not too sure if the Predator and alien movies are based on the comics but I'm sure the AvsP comics came out before the AvsP movie

[–] thekillingjoke05 19 years ago

U forgot Richie Rich

Nobody likes you
Everyone left you
They're all out without you havin' fun

[–] gdeangel 19 years ago

Also there was "The Avengers" TV series out a few years back.

[–] mungvacume 19 years ago

a history of violence

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[–] exchronos 19 years ago

Here's the list I had complied (Note: The ones at the very bottom have been either announced, or I haven't checked on an updated year of release yet):

SUPERHERO/COMIC FILMS CHRONOLOGY (COMPILED BY EXCHRONOS)

BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY (1934) (10 MINUTE SHORT AT WORLD'S FAIR)
FLASH GORDON (1936) (SERIAL-AKA FLASH GORDON'S SPACE SOLDIERS)
THE SHADOW STRIKES (1937)
DICK TRACY (1937) (SERIAL)
FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS (1938) (SERIAL)
DICK TRACY RETURNS (1938) (SERIAL)
INTERNATIONAL CRIME (THE SHADOW-1938)
BUCK ROGERS (1939) (SERIAL-AKA "DESTINATION SATURN"/CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE)
DICK TRACY'S G-MEN (1939) (SERIAL)

FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE (1940) (SERIAL)
THE SHADOW (1940)
THE GREEN HORNET (1940) (SERIAL)
DICK TRACY VS. CRIME INC. (1941) (SERIAL)
THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL (1941) (SERIAL)
THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES AGAIN! (1941) (SERIAL)
SPY SMASHER (1942) (SERIAL)
THE MASKED MARVEL (1943) (SERIAL)
THE PHANTOM (1943) (SERIAL)
THE BATMAN (1943) (SERIAL)
CAPTAIN AMERICA (1944) (SERIAL)
DICK TRACY (1945 AKA DICK TRACY, DETECTIVE)
THE SHADOW RETURNS (1946)
BEHIND THE MASK (THE SHADOW-1946)
THE MISSING LADY (THE SHADOW-1946)
DICK TRACY VS CUEBALL (1946)
DICK TRACY'S DILEMMA (1947)
DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (1947)
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1948) (SERIAL)
BATMAN & ROBIN (1949) (SERIAL)
KING OF THE ROCKET MEN (1949) (SERIAL)

ATOM MAN VS. SUPERMAN (1950) (SERIAL)
SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN (1951)
RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON (1952) (SERIAL)
BLACKHAWK: FEARLESS CHAMPION OF FREEDOM (1952 FROM WW II COMIC) (SERIAL)
THE INVISIBLE AVENGER (THE SHADOW-1958)

BATMAN THE MOVIE (1966)

DOC SAVAGE: THE MAN OF BRONZE (1975)
SPIDER MAN STRIKES BACK (1978)
DR. STRANGE (1978)
SUPERMAN (1978)
BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY (FILM SPARKED THE SHOW) (1979)
CAPTAIN AMERICA (1979)
CAPTAIN AMERICA II: DEATH TOO SOON (1979)
LEGENDS OF THE SUPERHEROES (1979)

SUPERMAN II (1980)
SWAMP THING (1982)
SUPERMAN III (1983)
SUPERGIRL (1984)
THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI IN THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984)
TOXIC AVENGER (1985)
HOWARD THE DUCK (1986)
SUPERMAN IV: QUEST FOR PEACE (1987)
ROBOCOP (1987)
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (1987)
RETURN OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1988)
TOXIC AVENGER II (1989)
TOXIC AVENGER III: THE LAST TEMPTATION OF TOXIE (1989)
RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING (1989)
TRIAL OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1989)
PUNISHER (1989)
BATMAN (1989)

ROBOCOP II (1990)
DEATH OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1990)
DARK MAN (1990)
THE FLASH (1990)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990)
DICK TRACY (1990)
THE GUYVER (1991)
THE ROCKETEER (1991)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: SECRET OF THE OOZE (1991)
THE FLASH II: REVENGE OF THE TRICKSTER (1991)
THE FLASH III: DEADLY NIGHTSHADE (1992)
BATMAN RETURNS (1992)
CAPTAIN AMERICA (1992)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III (1993)
ROBOCOP III (1993)
METEOR MAN (1993)
FANTASTIC FOUR (1994)
THE MASK (1994)
THE CROW (1994)
MANTIS (1994)
GUYVER (2): DARK HERO (1994)
DARK MAN II: THE RETURN OF DURANT (1994)
THE SHADOW (1994)
BLACK SCORPION (1995)
JUDGE DREDD (1995)
BATMAN FOREVER (1995)
THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN ZOOM IN OUTER SPACE (1995)
TANK GIRL (1995)
DARK MAN III: DIE DARKMAN DIE (1996)
BARB WIRE (1996)
THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS (1996)
VAMPIRELLA (1996)
THE PHANTOM (1996)
GENERATION-X (1996)
BATMAN & ROBIN (1997)
THE SAINT (1997)
GENTLEMAN (1997)
STEEL (1997)
SPAWN (1997)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1997)
BLADE (1998)
NICK FURY AGENT OF SHEILD (1998)
MYSTERY MEN (1999)

THE CROW: SALVATION (2000)
TOXIC AVENGER IV: CITIZEN TOXIE (2000)
X-MEN (2000)
UNBREAKABLE (2000)
WITCHBLADE (2000)
BLADE II (2002)
BLACK COUGAR (2002)
SPIDER-MAN (2002)
X2: X-MEN UNITED (2003)
DAREDEVIL (2003)
HULK (2003)
EXTRAORDINARY LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN (2003 AKA "LXG")

BLADE: TRINITY (2004)
SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)
PUNISHER (2004)

HELLBOY (2004)
CATWOMAN (2004)
MAN-THING (2004)
DEATHLOK (2004)
CONSTANTINE (2004)

BATMAN 5/BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
FANTASTIC FOUR (2005)
ELEKTRA (2005)

X3 (2006)

V FOR VENDETTA
IRON FIST
NAMOR THE SUB-MARINER
CAPTAIN AMERICA
HULK 2
IRON MAN
GHOST RIDER
ASTRO CITY
SILVER SURFER
CAPTAIN MARVEL
BLACK WIDOW
BLACK CAT
LADY DEATH
GREEN HORNET
SWAMP THING
SUPERMAN
GARGOYLE
DAREDEVIL 2
NICK FURY
TALES OF THE ZOMBIE
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT
MORT THE DEAD TEENAGER
WONDER WOMAN
LXG 2
WOLVERINE
MAGNETO

[–] iron_falcon 19 years ago

Why is everyone forgetting Alan Moore's "From Hell"?

[–] simbob4000 19 years ago

What the hell kind of list is that Popularloserx? Dennis the Menace is not a superhero, and no Ri¢hie Ri¢h? He was more of a superhero then Dennis was. And you don't even have Darkman or Unbreakable on that list. Yeah I know they are not comicbook movies, but they are both superhero movies...with Darkman being a little more of a Pulp character.

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[–] captobvious20345678 19 years ago

i dont see making any list

[–] ghfgjkbnklbj 19 years ago

everyone forgot fritz the cat..

[–] miguel-gonzalezz 18 years ago

What about "Dragon Tiger Gate"

[–] dahdahwat 18 years ago

how did anyone not list Superman Returns (2006)or did i miss it?

[–] quiet_album 18 years ago

yeah and what about Smallville!

[–] shabujr 18 years ago

and uhm....masters of the universe started out as a toyline not a comic, only to promote the sales of these toys was a cartoon created, thereafter the comics.
same with transformers if i am correct.

and what about the thundercats, GI.JOE, (perhaps i didn't read all of it, my apologies then)