Batman and Superman, each formidable in their own right. Together they are the World's Finest. Enjoy this supercut of the best Bat/Supe team-ups from Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League Action, The Batman and Batman: The Brave And The Bold.
Superman: The Animated Series is the 1996 Kids WB animated TV show based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
Developed by Alan Burnett and Bruce Timm, the series followed the highly-successful Batman: The Animated Series. The show found actor Tim Daly voicing the man of steel while Dana Delany played Lois Lane and Clancy Brown voiced Lex Luthor.
The series ran for four seasons and 54 episodes.
Justice League Action is the 2016 animated TV series based on the DC Comics concept of the same name. The show was developed by Jim Krieg, Butch Lukic and Alan Burnett for Cartoon Network. It focused on the DC trinity of Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman, but featured numerous guest heroes from the DC Universe in every episode. It ran for a single season of 52 episodes and concluded in 2018.
The Batman is a 2004 Warner Bros. animated TV series based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
Rebooting from the highly successful Batman: The Animated Series is a daunting task but this 2004 revamp for DC's Dark Knight boldly struck a significantly different tone and style from its highly regarded predecessor. Rino Romano stars as Batman, with Jerry O'Connell voicing Nightwing and Kellie Martin as Oracle. Other notable voice talent included Mitch Pileggi, Edward James Olmos, Ming-Na Wen, Ron Perlman, Clancy Brown, James Remar, Gina Gershon and Brandon Routh.
The series was developed by Michael Gougen and Duane Capizzi for Kids WB, though the show eventually moved to Cartoon Network.
The series ran for five seasons and included the spin-off movie Batman Vs Dracula.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold is a 2008 animated TV series teaming Batman with one or more other characters from DC Comics each week.
Developed for Cartoon Network, the show was a pivot away from darker, serious takes on the Dark Knight detective. Instead the series provided copious humor mixed in with stories that emphasized the high-adventure to be found in superhero comics, over the more grounded stories of the films and recent animated shows. Even Batman's costume design evoked the 1960s Batman live-action show. The gave fans the loutish, barbarian-king take on Aquaman, which has become the character's signature in recent years.
Diedrich Bader voiced Batman. He was joined by a rotating cast of guest voices including John DiMaggio as Aquaman, Paul Reubens as Bat-Mite, Henry Winkler as Ambush Bug. Even Kevin Conroy and Adam West made guest appearances.
The show ran on Cartoon Network for three seasons and spawned a direct-to-video movie sequel that teamed Batman with Scooby Doo.
