Superman: The Animated Series

Original Air Date: 1996-2000

Network: WB

Continuing the amazing run of Warner Bros.'s DC animated universe (a.k.a. the Timmverse) series that began with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, this cartoon version of the Man of Steel is certainly one of the finest and definitely the most complete version of the character ever put onto film. (Sorry, Smallville fans, but there's no competition here!)

Featuring the voice of Tim Daly as the title character, the show mixed elements of both the post-Crisis version of Superman with older, more classic aspects. As with all of the series that spun-off from Batman: TAS, the focus was on presenting a more "realistic" version of the DC universe. As such, this led to some rather serious storylines for the Kryptonian at times, as with the fantastic series finale Legacy which saw Supes getting brainwashed by galactic boogeyman Darkseid into attacking Earth! This is a storyline that would eventually play into the follow-up series, Justice League, which we'll be getting to a bit later on this list...