North American comic books adapted to film/TV
List of films & TV shows which were adapted from a comic book originally published in North America (ie, no comic strips) with no comic books which were themselves adapted from another medium (ie, Green Hornet, the Shadow).
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- DirectorJohn EnglishWilliam WitneyStarsTom TylerFrank Coghlan Jr.William 'Billy' BenedictTo protect a magic talisman from being used for evil, a teenage boy named Billy Batson is given the power to become an adult superhero, Captain Marvel, with a single magic word: "Shazam!"Derived from C.C. Beck & Bill Parker's Captain Marvel.
- DirectorDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckThe Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsKane RichmondMarguerite ChapmanSam FlintAlan Armstrong, aka Spy Smasher, battles a Nazi villain known as The Mask, who heads a gang of saboteurs determined to spread destruction across America.Derived from C.C. Beck & Bill Parker's Spy Smasher.
- DirectorLambert HillyerStarsLewis WilsonDouglas CroftJ. Carrol NaishThe very first serial to adapt the comic book character of the Batman. In it, the Batman is a secret U.S. government agent, attempting to defeat the schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Los Angeles at the height of World War II.Derived from Bill Finger & Bob Kane's Batman.
- DirectorElmer CliftonJohn EnglishStarsDick PurcellLorna GrayLionel AtwillSuperhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.Derived from Joe Simon & Jack Kirby's Captain America.
- DirectorWallace FoxStarsRalph ByrdRamsay AmesLyle TalbotThe Vigilante, a masked government agent, is assigned to investigate the case of the "100 Tears of Blood", a cursed string of rare blood red pearls sought by a gang led by the unknown X-1 that may have been smuggled into the country.Derived from Mort Weisinger & Mort Meskin's Vigilante.
- DirectorDerwin AbrahamsStarsWilliam BakewellJennifer HoltRobert 'Buzz' HenryHop Harrigan (William Bakewell) and his pal "Tank" Tinker (Sumner Getchell) operate a small airport and flying service, and are hired by J. Westly Arnold (Emmett Vogan) to fly an eccentric inventor, Dr. Tabor (John Merton), to his secret laboratory where he has a revolutionary new power unit. However, a mysterious character known as the Chief Pilot is interested in the invention and uses a destroying ray to cripple Hop's airplane and kidnap Tabor. Hop and "Tank", aided by Gail Nolan (Jennifer Holt and her younger brother, Jackie (Robert 'Buzz' Henry), finally overcome the villains - and, then, Tabor goes mad and decides to blow up the world. There is still work to be done.Derived from Jon Blummer's Hop Harrigan.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetThomas CarrStarsDon McGuireCleo MooreJack IngramA girl is about to inherit a fortune, but she is missing in Africa. Only then, family charges Congo Bill, an adventurer, to find her, and bring her back to civilization. He follows a legend about some White Queen, but his path is full of difficulties, by an inhospitable jungle, and the man who will lose the fortune if the girl is found alive.Derived from Whitney Ellsworth & George Papp's Congo Bill.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetThomas CarrStarsKirk AlynNoel NeillTommy BondSuperman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsRobert LoweryJohnny DuncanJane AdamsSecond serial featuring the comic book character Batman. In it, Batman, together with his sidekick Robin, face off against the Wizard, a hooded villain with an electronic device that remotely controls vehicles.Derived from Bill Finger & Bob Kane's Batman.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsKirk AlynNoel NeillLyle TalbotSuperman battles Lex Luthor who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as Atom Man in his criminal plans.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJeff CoreyWhen underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- StarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonThe Man of Steel fights crime with help from his friends at the "Daily Planet."Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetFred F. SearsStarsKirk AlynCarol FormanJohn CrawfordBased on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. In this movie, they are battling a group of spies and saboteurs bent on destroying democracy. The Blackhawks foil a succession of plots, with a cliff hanger ending in each episode.Derived from Will Eisner's Blackhawk.
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonSuperman's commitment to promote US Savings Stamps is temporarily delayed when Lois is kidnapped.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episodes #39 ("Machine That Could Plot Crimes"), #40 ("Jungle Devil"), and #31 ("Shot in the Dark").Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of the "Adventures of Superman" TV show: episodes #30 ("Jet Ace"), #35 ("The Dog Who Knew Superman"), and #42 ("The Clown Who Cried").Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #33 ("Superman in Exile"), 36 ("The Face and the Voice"), and #51 ("The Whistling Bird").Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episodes #34 ("A Ghost for Scotland Yard"), #49 ("Lady in Black"), and #38 ("Panic in the Sky").Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #47 ("The Golden Vulture"), #44 ("The Semi-Private Eye"), and #32 ("The Defeat of Superman").Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- StarsIrish McCallaChristian DrakeNeal the ChimpThe adventures of a woman who grew up in the jungle as she protects the beasts and the natives while encountering white hunters, native Africans, wild animals and slave traders.Derived from Will Eisner & Jerry Ingel's Sheena.
- DirectorJames V. KernStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceLucy competes with her friend Carolyn Appleby over invitations and scheduling for Little Ricky's birthday party. When her husband Ricky mentions that Superman is in town, Lucy tries to get Superman to come to Little Ricky's party, sure that this will make it a much bigger draw than the one Carolyn is hosting. Ricky tries, but Superman can't make the party. So Lucy disguises herself as Superman, but gets herself into great peril. Fortunately, the real Superman does show up to save the day.Features an appearance by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorCal HowardStarsBilly CurtisRuth DelfinoAngelo RossittoSuper Pup, secretly the intrepid reporter Bark Bent of the Daily Bugle, must save his friend and co-worker Pamela Poodle from the clutches of the evil Professor Sheepdip.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsJohn RockwellBunny HenningRoss ElliottJimmy, Clark Kent and Lana Lang's friend, is ashamed that his father works as a doorman at the Smallville theater. His opinion changes when Superboy is able to thwart a robbery with Jimmy's father's help.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- CreatorLorenzo Semple Jr.William DozierStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierThe Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.Derived from Bill Finger & Bob Kane's Batman.
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsAdam WestBurt WardLee MeriwetherThe Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.Derived from Bill Finger & Bob Kane's Batman.
- CreatorJack KirbyJoe SimonStarsBernard CowanDon MasonJack CreleyThe patriotic sole recipient of a revolutionary body enhancement project battles evil as the star spangled defender of America.Derived from Joe Simon & Jack Kirby's Captain America; adapted from many stories by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby & Don Heck.
- CreatorJack KirbyStan LeeStarsBernard CowanDon MasonJack CreleyThe adventures of a nuclear scientist cursed with the tendency to turning into a huge green brute under stress.Derived from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Hulk; adapted from many stories by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko & Bill Everett.
- CreatorLarry LieberStarsBernard CowanDon MasonJack CreleyAn inventive munitions industrialist fights the forces of evil using a revolutionary suit of power armor.Derived from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Iron Man; adapted from many stories by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Don Heck & Gene Colan.
- CreatorLarry LieberStarsBernard CowanDon MasonClaude RaeThe contemporary adventures of the Norse god of thunder and lightning.Derived from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Thor; adapted from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Thor.
- StarsBud CollyerJackson BeckJack GrimesSuperman protects Metropolis and the world from a variety of threats while working at the Daily Planet as Clark Kent.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- CreatorBill EverettStarsBernard CowanDon MasonJack CreleyThe prince of the sunken city of Atlantis protects his home from all enemies both above and below the surface of the sea.Derived from Bill Everett's Sub-Mariner; adapted from stories by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett & Gene Colan.
- DirectorAndy WarholStarsBob HastingsInternational VelvetMary WoronovDerived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- StarsYvonne CraigWilliam DozierNeil HamiltonPromotional short introducing librarian Barbara Gordon as Batgirl for the series "Batman (1966)". Barbara meets Bruce Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson at the Gotham Public Library and is able to help them battling Killer Moth and his gang.Derived from Bill Finger & Bob Kane's Batman and Julius Schwartz & Carmine Infantino's Batgirl.
- CreatorJack KirbyStan LeeStarsPaul FreesGerald MohrJack DeLeonFour costumed superheroes battle the world's most terrifying villains.Adapted from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four.
- CreatorStan LeeSteve DitkoStarsPaul SolesPeg DixonPaul KligmanOriginal cartoon series based on the web-slinging Marvel comic book character, Peter Parker, who, after being bit by a radioactive spider, assumes extraordinary powers.Derived from Stan Lee & Steve Ditko's Spider-Man; adapted some material by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko.
- StarsPaul FreesVic PerrinRay OwensThe animated adventures of several DC Comics superheroes.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman and Mort Weisinger & Paul Morris' Aquaman.
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsEllie Wood WalkerWilliam DozierLinda HarrisonUnaired TV pilot in which Diana Prince lives with her mother Hippolyta. When she is needed, she transforms into Wonder Woman and flies off to save the world.Derived from William Moulton Marston's Wonder Woman.
- StarsDiana MaddoxPat Harrington Jr.Ted KnightThe adventures of the aquatic superhero and his friends.Derived from Mort Weisinger & Paul Morris' Aquaman.
- StarsHoward MorrisDal McKennonJohn ErwinThe comedic misadventures and music of Archie Andrews and his friends.Derived from Bob Montana's Archie.
- StarsBud CollyerBob HastingsJackson BeckThe animated debut of Batman & Robin brings the Dynamic Duo to animated life in Filmation's cult classic take on The Dark Knight and The Boy Wonder, defending Gotham City from The Caped Crusader's Rogues Gallery, one crook at a time.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman and Bill Finger & Bob Kane's Batman.
- DirectorHal SutherlandStarsDal McKennonHoward MorrisJane WebbReggie nominates Moose to run against him for class president, thinking it will be no contest. Meanwhile, Sabrina can't seem to make any friends when she begins school at Riverdale.Derived from Bob Montana's Archie.
- StarsDal McKennonHoward MorrisJane WebbRiverdale students' second show - featuring Sabrina, the Teenage Witch shorts and "Archie's Fun House," a feature comprised of music and skits.Derived from Bob Montana's Archie.
- StarsDal McKennonHoward MorrisJohn ErwinArchie's Fun House is packed with crazy blackout gags, outrageous puns, wacky jokes and three jukebox songs per episode.Derived from Bob Montana's Archie.
- StarsSherry AlberoniJerry DexterCathy DouglasAn up-and-coming pop-music group and its entourage get involved with strange mysteries while touring the world.Derived from Dan DeCarlo's Josie and the Pussycats.
- StarsJane WebbJohn ErwinDal McKennonSabrina's involved with a band of monsters, The Groovy Ghoulies; a rock band with Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein; who scare people for their own amusement.Derived from George Gladir & Dan DeCarlo's Sabrina.
- StarsJohn ErwinHoward MorrisDal McKennonArchie and the gang present animated adaptations of popular comic strips like Smokey Stover and Dick Tracy.Derived from Bob Montana's Archie.
- StarsJim BoydMorgan FreemanJudy GraubartA comedy variety show that teaches basic phonetic and grammar concepts using live-action sketches, cartoons, songs, and Spider-Man episodes.Includes segments featuring Stan Lee & Steve Ditko's Spider-Man.
- StarsJane WebbDal McKennonHoward MorrisToon version of the Archie Comics witch who uses her powers to aide the uncertainty of adolescence.Derived from George Gladir & Dan DeCarlo's Sabrina.
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsSkip HinnantRosetta LeNoireJohn McCurryFritz drops out of college, starts a riot in Harlem and hits the road with an ex-girlfriend before getting mixed up with domestic terrorists.Derived from Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat.
- StarsJackie JosephCasey KasemJanet WaldoThe Pussycats and a pet-sized fluffy alien called Bleep, encounter strange new worlds, where they are often kidnapped by various alien races before escaping and attempting to return home.Derived from Dan DeCarlo's Josie and the Pussycats.
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJoan CollinsPeter CushingRalph RichardsonFive strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die.Adapted from stories by Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels & George Evans.
- CreatorGardner FoxStarsDanny DarkCasey KasemOlan SouleThe greatest of the DC Comics superheroes work together to uphold the good with the help of some young proteges.Derived from various DC Comics super heroes.
Derived from various DC Comics super heroes.
Derived from various DC Comics super heroes.
Derived from various DC Comics super heroes.
Derived from various DC Comics super heroes. - StarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonA compilation of four episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #95 ("The Mysterious Cube"), #100 ("Superman's Wife"), #80 ("Tin Hero"), and #82 ("The Town That Wasn't").Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsCurd JürgensTerry-ThomasTom BakerAn anthology of five horror stories shared by five men trapped in the basement of an office building.Adapted from stories by Al Feldstein, Joe Orlando, George Evans, Jack Davis & Jack Kamen.
- DirectorRobert TaylorStarsSkip HinnantReva RoseBob HoltFritz the Cat may have lost one of his lives in the comics, but in his new movie, he has eight more lives left to go! While his wife screams at him, Fritz lights up a joint and reminiscences about what could have been.Derived from Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat.
- CreatorC.C. BeckBill ParkerStarsMichael GrayLes TremayneJackson BostwickA young boy, able to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, travels the country fighting evil and helping people.Derived from C.C. Beck & Bill Parker's Captain Marvel.
- StarsJane WebbJohn ErwinHoward MorrisArchie and the Riverdale gang explore and reenact important moments of American history.Derived from Bob Montana's Archie.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsCathy Lee CrosbyKaz GarasAndrew PrineA super-hero uses her powers to thwart an international spy ring.Derived from William Moulton Marston's Wonder Woman.
- DirectorJack RegasStarsKenneth MarsLoretta SwitLesley Ann WarrenTV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical concerning a mad scientist who enlists a rival reporter and a group of gangsters to push the Man of Steel into a mental breakdown.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- CreatorWilliam Moulton MarstonStanley Ralph RossStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerTom KratochvilThe adventures of the greatest of the female superheroes.Derived from William Moulton Marston's Wonder Woman.
- StarsNicholas HammondRobert F. SimonChip FieldsWith the powers given by the bite of a radioactive spider, a young man fights crime as a wall-crawling superhero.Derived from Stan Lee & Steve Ditko's Spider-Man.
- StarsAdam WestBurt WardLennie WeinribBatman, Robin and Batgirl fight crime in Gotham City with the "help" of Batmite.Derived from Bill Finger & Bob Kane's Batman.
- StarsJane WebbHoward MorrisDal McKennonDerived from Bob Montana's Archie and George Gladir & Dan DeCarlo's Sabrina.
- DirectorPhilip DeGuere Jr.StarsPeter HootenClyde KusatsuJessica WalterA psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.Derived from Stan Lee & Steve Ditko's Doctor Strange.
- CreatorStan LeeStarsMike RoadGinny TylerTed CassidyThe super-elastic Mr. Fantastic, the force field-wielding Invisible Girl, the orange rock-covered Thing and the data-crammed robot H.E.R.B.I.E. make up a team of superheroes dedicated to thwarting would-be world-dominating villains.Derived from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four; adapted some material by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby.
- CreatorKenneth JohnsonStarsBill BixbyLou FerrignoJack ColvinA fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.Derived from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Hulk.
- CreatorSteve DitkoStan LeeStarsShinji TôdôMitsuo AndôYukie KagawaMotorcross racer Takuya Yamashiro battles the evil forces of Professor Monster and his Iron Cross Army as the superhero Spider-Man, aided by the transforming mecha Leopardon.Derived from Stan Lee & Steve Ditko's Spider-Man.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- StarsMichael BellBob HoltBob DenisonAn anthology series featuring various fantasy action heroes.Includes segments with Bill Finger & Bob Kane's Batman.
- DirectorRod HolcombStarsReb BrownLen BirmanHeather Menzies-UrichA recipient of an experimental body enhancement chemical retaliates against his would be killers as a star spangled superhero.Derived from Joe Simon & Jack Kirby's Captain America.
- DirectorIvan NagyStarsReb BrownConnie SelleccaLen BirmanThe star spangled hero must battle a villain's plan to poison America with a chemical that horrifically accelerates the aging process.Derived from Joe Simon & Jack Kirby's Captain America.
- StarsJohn StephensonArt MetranoJohn ErwinA show featuring two different cartoon segments,The New Fred and Barney Show (a revival of The Flintstones) and The Thing (based on the Marvel Comics superhero).Includes segments featuring Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Thing.
- StarsJeff AltmanCharlie CallasGabriel DellA teamup of some of DC Comics' greatest superheroes together, for 2 specials: a race to stop the united supervillains' plot to destroy the earth, then later a roast in tribute to all of the heroes hosted by Ed McMahon.Derived from various DC Comics super heroes.
- StarsJoe BakerMichael BellMelendy BrittThe adventures of the original stretchable superhero and various other characters.Derived from Jack Cole's Plastic Man.
- DirectorRon SatlofStarsNicholas HammondRobert F. SimonChip FieldsSpider-Man swings to the rescue when a nuclear bomb created by three college students falls into criminal hands.Derived from Stan Lee & Steve Ditko's Spider-Man.
- CreatorStan LeeMarie SeverinStarsJoan Van ArkBryan ScottLarry CarrollThe adventures of a female superhero with spider-like abilities.Derived from Archie Goodwin & Sal Buscema's Spider-Woman.
- DirectorAkinori NagaokaMinoru OkazakiRobert V. BarronStarsKenji UtsumiHiroko SuzukiKazuyuki SogabeIn this animated adaptation of the Tomb of Dracula comic book series, Dracula assumes control of a satanic cult and fathers a child through one of his followers, but the forces of both good and evil align themselves against him.Adapted from Marv Wolfman & Gene Colan's Tomb of Dracula.
- StarsFrank WelkerNancy CartwrightCasey KasemA one-hour featuring episodes of both the Scooby-Doo and Richie Rich cartoon series. Scooby and the Mystery Machine gang travel from town to town investigating reports of ghosts, monsters and other strange events, inevitably finding the spooks and spirits. Richie, meanwhile, has adventures that only happen to the richest boy in world. With his friends and his butler, he investigates problems and gets himself into situations that can only be solved by spending piles of money or using incredibly expensive gadgets.Derived from Alfred Harvey & Warren Kremer's Richie Rich.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsGene HackmanChristopher ReeveMargot KidderSuperman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorGerald PottertonJohn BrunoJohn HalasStarsRichard RomanusJohn CandyJoe FlahertyA glowing green orb that embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories.Adapted from stories by Richard Corben, Bernie Wrightson & Angus McKie.
- StarsMaylo McCaslinBarry GordonDawn JefforyThe adventures of a high school for superheroes while the Marvel Family fights evil with the power given to them by the wizard, Shazam.Derived from C.C. Beck & Bill Parker's Captain Marvel.
- DirectorYûgo SerikawaStarsMasao KomatsuBanjô GingaHôsei KomatsuJapanese animated adaptation of Marvel's "The Monster of Frankenstein" comic book series.Adapted from Gary Friedrich & Mike Ploog's Monster of Frankenstein.
- StarsJack AngelLynn JohnsonLewis BaileyThe web slinging superhero battles crime in New York City.Derived from Stan Lee & Steve Ditko's Spider-Man.
- CreatorDennis MarksStan LeeSteve DitkoStarsHans ConriedSally JulianJerry DexterSpider-Man battles crime in New York City with the help of Iceman and Firestar.Derived from Stan Lee & Steve Ditko's Spider-Man.
- DirectorDon McDougallStarsNicholas HammondRobert F. SimonChip FieldsThe amazing Spider-Man goes to China to help a World War II official accused of treachery.Derived from Stan Lee & Steve Ditko's Spider-Man.
- StarsMichael BellSusan BluWilliam CallawayA research scientist is cursed with the tendency to turn into a giant green brute under stress.Derived from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Hulk.
- StarsFrank WelkerNancy CartwrightRobert RidgelyThe adventures of the richest boy in the world and his friends and servants.Derived from Alfred Harvey & Warren Kremer's Richie Rich.
- StarsRobert SmithSiouxsie SiouxBudgieShazam! rode the 1980s music video boom created by the advent of MTV and the renaissance in NZ music. Aimed at a younger audience than Radio with Pictures, it played in a late afternoon, weekday time slot, and featured artist interviews and live concerts as well as sponsoring a Battle of the Bands and a music video competition. Presenters were Phillip Schofield, Phillipa Dann and, finally, Michelle Bracey.Derived from C.C. Beck & Bill Parker's Captain Marvel.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsLouis JourdanAdrienne BarbeauRay WiseAfter a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.Derived from Len Wein & Bernie Wrightson's Swamp Thing.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsChristopher ReeveRichard PryorMargot KidderSynthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsTanya RobertsTed WassDonovan ScottSheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.Derived from Will Eisner & Jerry Iger's Sheena.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsHelen SlaterFaye DunawayPeter O'TooleAfter losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.Derived from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's Superman and Otto Binder & Curt Swan's Supergirl.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerBrigitte NielsenSandahl BergmanThe fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.Derived from Roy Thomas & Barry Windsor-Smith's Red Sonja.
- DirectorWillard HuyckStarsLea ThompsonJeffrey JonesTim RobbinsA sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a struggling female rock singer.Derived from Steve Gerber & Frank Brunner's Howard the Duck.
- CreatorJymn MagonStarsAlan YoungRussi TaylorTerence McGovernHuey, Dewey, and Louie are in for an epic surprise when they meet their wealthy but reclusive uncle, Scrooge McDuck. The family embark on globe-trotting adventures and treasure hunts, uncover family secrets, and face dangerous enemies.Various characters derived from Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge.
- DirectorSteve ClarkTerence HarrisonAlan ZasloveStarsTony AnselmoPeter CullenJim CummingsWhen Donald Duck's nephews are sent to live with their Uncle Scrooge, they discover a model ship that contains a map to a treasure.Various characters derived from Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge.
- StarsKaren BurthwrightLisa CoristineAlyson CourtUpdated prequel to "The Archies" of the 1960's follows the gang in Jr. High.Derived from Bob Montana's Archie.
- CreatorGary ShermanStarsLewis Van BergenRene RussoKen PageA children's book writer serves as a mysterious vigilante at night.Derived from Mike Grell's Jon Sable.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsSam J. JonesNana VisitorBumper RobinsonA legally dead police detective decides to battle crime as a masked superhero.Derived from Will Eisner's the Spirit.