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Since its inception, television, like film and radio before it, has borrowed stories and characters from other media. This is a collection of examples of that borrowing from comics.

Comic strips
Comic strips are a drawing or sequence of drawings that tells a story. Written and drawn by a cartoonist, such strips are published on a recurring basis (usually daily or weekly) in newspapers, on the Internet, and in some cases in magazines. For the purposes of this list, comic strips published over one or a number of pages in a specialised comic book or magazine are not included.

Examples of comic strips that have been translated to television include:

Comic-books and magazines
Comic-books and magazines are publications, generally published periodically in magazine form, containing sequential art in the form of a narrative. In general, the stories published in comic books take place over a number of pages; although in some publications aimed at children in the UK they are limited to one page.

Examples of characters and stories featured in Comic-books and magazines that have been translated to television include:


 * Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996, animated)
 * Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997-1998)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003-present, animated)


 * The Tick:
 * The Tick (1994-1996, animated)
 * The Tick (2001-2002)
 * Tintin'':
 * Hergé's Adventures of Tintin (1958-1962)
 * The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
 * WildC.A.T.s (1994-1995, animated)
 * Witchblade (2001-2002)


 * Dennis the Menace (1996)
 * The Phantom (1961, only pilot episode)


 * Batman:
 * Batman (1966-1968)
 * Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995, animated)
 * The New Batman Adventures (1987-1999, animated)
 * Batman Beyond (1999-2001, animated)
 * The Batman (2004-present, animated)
 * Birds of Prey (2002-2003)
 * Blade (2006)
 * Hulk:
 * The Incredible Hulk (1978-1982)
 * The Incredible Hulk (1982, animated)
 * The Incredible Hulk (1996-1997, animated)
 * Justice League:
 * Justice League (2001-2004, animated)
 * Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006, animated)
 * Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
 * Super Friends (1973-1986, animated)
 * Superman:
 * Adventures of Superman (1952-1958)
 * The New Adventures of Superman (1966-1969, animated)
 * Superman (1988, animated)
 * Superboy (1988-1992)
 * Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997)
 * Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000)
 * Smallville (2001-present)

DC Comics
Below is a list of television series based on properties of DC Comics. This list includes Live action and animated series.

Live action

 * Adventures of Superman (1952-1958)
 * Batman (1966-1968)
 * Batgirl (1967, only pilot episode; unaired)
 * Shazam! (1974-1977)
 * Wonder Woman (1975-1979)
 * The Secret of Isis (1975-1977)
 * Legends of the Superheroes (1979, two TV Specials)
 * Superboy (1988-1992)
 * The Flash (1990-1991)
 * Swamp Thing (1990-1993)
 * Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997)
 * MADtv (1995-present)
 * Justice League of America (1997, only pilot episode; unaired)
 * Smallville (2001-present)
 * Birds of Prey (2002-2003)
 * Aquaman (2006, only pilot episode)

1966-1990

 * The New Adventures of Superman (1966-1969)
 * The Adventures of Superboy (1966-1969)
 * The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968)
 * The Batman/Superman Hour (1968-1969)
 * Super Friends (1973-1986, under several names through its thirteen years of running)
 * The New Adventures of Batman (1977)
 * The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (1979-1981)
 * Kid Superpower Hour with Shazam! (1981-1982)
 * Superman (1988)
 * Swamp Thing (1990)

1992-present

 * Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
 * ''WildC.A.T.S (1994-1995)
 * The New Batman Adventures (1997-2000, continuation of Batman: The Animated Series)
 * Batman Beyond (1999-2002)
 * Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000)
 * Static Shock (2000-2004)
 * The Zeta Project (2001-2002)
 * Justice League (2001-2004)
 * Teen Titans (2003-2006)
 * Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006, continuation of Justice League)
 * The Batman (2004-Present)
 * Krypto the Superdog (2005-2006)
 * Legion of Super Heroes (2006-Present)

Live action

 * Spidey Super Stories segments on seasons 4 – 6 of The Electric Company (1974-1977)
 * The Incredible Hulk (1977-1982)
 * The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988, TV movie)
 * The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989, TV movie)
 * The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990, TV movie)
 * The Amazing Spider-Man (1978-1979)
 * The Amazing Spider-Man (1977, pilot episode presented as TV movie)
 * Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978, episodes compiled as TV movie)
 * Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1979, episodes compiled as TV movie)
 * Spider-Man (tokusatsu) (1978-1979, Japanese)
 * Mutant X (2001-2004)
 * Blade: The Series (2006)

Animated

 * The Marvel Superheroes (1966)
 * Fantastic Four (1967 – 1968)
 * Spider-Man (1967 – 1970)
 * Fantastic Four (1978)
 * Spider-Woman (1979 – 1980)
 * Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979 – 1981)
 * Spider-Man (1981)
 * Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981 – 1983)
 * The Incredible Hulk (1982)
 * Pryde of the X-Men (1989, only pilot episode)
 * X-Men (1992 – 1997)
 * Iron Man (1994 – 1996)
 * Fantastic Four (1994 – 1996)
 * Spider-Man (1994 – 1998)
 * The Incredible Hulk (1996 – 1997)
 * Silver Surfer (1998)
 * The Avengers: United They Stand (1999)
 * Spider-Man Unlimited (1999)
 * X-Men: Evolution (2000 – 2003)
 * Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)
 * Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006 – Present)

Live action

 * Moon Knight (TBA, in development)
 * Skrull Kill Krew (TBA, in development)

Animated

 * The Spectacular Spider-Man (March 2008, in production)
 * Wolverine and the X-Men (Fall 2008, in production)
 * Iron Man (Fall 2008, in development)
 * Hulk (TBA, in development)