From Adam West’s Batman to Dean Cain’s Superman. Meet the five retro series of DC Comics that you cannot miss as a good fan
It is undeniable that television has been one of the gateways for millions of fans of the most powerful heroes of DC Comics, who in addition to their adventures in the cartoons, also appeared with retro series that are acclaimed in the world.
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Adam West’s Batman, Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman and other heroes gained their recognition before generations derived from their adventures on television, which continue to gain followers today, thanks to digital platforms.
These are the five retro series from DC Comics that you cannot miss as a good fan.
Batman
The ’60s, pop culture, and DC Comics’ live-action series wouldn’t be understood without Batman, the series that wouldn’t have existed if Hugh Hefner hadn’t been thrown a Dark Knight-themed party.
Elements such as onomatopoeia (POW! SOCK! BIFF! And others), the outlandish colors in the villains, the batusi, and the cameos when climbing buildings are characteristic of this series that brought several generations closer to the Bat Man mythology.
This series, which was broadcast for 120 half-hour episodes until 1968, and from which a feature film was derived, is considered iconic in the Batman mythology, and a benchmark of 1960s pop culture. One of the series quintessential DC Comics retro
wonder-woman
Lynda Carter became an icon of the 70’s not only for her undeniable beauty, but also for being the protagonist of Wonder Woman, a series that had three seasons broadcast between 1975 and 1979.
This series was born thanks to a TV movie, which told the origin of the Amazon Princess following what William Moulton Martson presented us in All-Star Comics #8 (October 1941). Wonder Woman had 59 episodes.
Superboy
Another series from the 80s that has become a classic is Superboy, which had four seasons, broadcast between 1988 and 1992. Even in the fourth season, the show was called The Adventures of Superboy, a proposal with a juvenile not so dark.
The Boy of Steel series was developed by Alexander Salkind and Ilya Salkind, the producers of the first two Superman films. The first season starred John Haymes Newton, and the following seasons the series was led by Gerard Christopher.
Flash
With the impulse of the Superman films and the first Batman film, in 1989 Warner Bros. Television wanted to extend the DC Comics Universe in other media and with this the green light was given to the production of The Flash.
With John Wesley Shipp as the protagonist, the Scarlet Speedster had a single season of 22 episodes, which featured stars such as Mark Hamill, who left Luke Skywalker behind to become The Trikster.
This series laid the foundations for what 23 years later gave us the second television version of The Flash, a series that has featured Joh Wesley Shipp as a special guest, both as Jay Garrick and as the Barry Allen of Earth-90.
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
One of the series that conquered comic book fans in the 90’s was Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, which lasted four seasons, and became a cult program for fans of Superman. Man of Tomorrow.
Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher convinced fans of their chemistry as the Man of Steel and the intrepid reporter, so new episodes were looming in the fall of 1997, but the series was abruptly canceled by ABC.
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Relive the 70s with Wonder Woman in SMASH and DC Comics Mexico
Amazon princess and federal agent Diana Prince – with her alter ego, the superheroine Wonder Woman – is always ready to spring into action, no matter what era she lives in.
She must battle disco-loving Soviet spies at the notorious Studio 52, defend her own identity after being targeted by the obsessive Doctor Psycho, and save a politician who finds himself face to face with a new villain.
As well as resolving entanglements with the furious Solomon Grundy and his classic nemesis, Cheetah. To save the day, Diana will need her formidable powers – hers and the help of her partner, Agent Steve Trevor!
SMASH and DC Comics Mexico bring you DC Adventures – Wonder Woman ’77. Marc Andreyko brings us the adventures of the heroine that Lynda Carter brought to life in the 1970s.
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