From the TV Superman of the 1950s to The Boys and The Umbrella Academy of today, if you're into superhero tales on the small screen, there's probably a corresponding comic book somewhere in the deeper past to thank.
Elevating Caped Crusaders and alien invaders to the top pop-culture billing of the present day might seem like a relatively recent phenomenon, but on TV, the comics have been inspiring sensational serialized stories since all the way back in the black and white era. And ever since George Reeves donned the Man of Steel's cape in 1952's The Adventures of Superman, there's pretty much been no stopping the momentum of TV shows based on comic books.
That, of course, brings us to the matter at hand: Grappling with the impossible task of cherry-picking the ones we like best. With 70 years' worth of super-powered TV to comb through, narrowing down a list of our top comics-inspired shows is an ever-changing endeavor.
