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Which is harder than most people may realize, because there area lotof them.
Up, up, and away:
43.Human Target(1992)
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ABC canceled the series after seven episodes, and rightly so.
42.Superboy(1988)
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It remains, unfortunately, full of turgid acting and laughably bad writing throughout.
41.The Secrets of Isis(1975)
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Perhaps the DC property that has aged most poorly on this list is still a significant one.
It helps that the show is short, sweet, and loaded with 70s charm, much likeShazam!
but it would quickly be supplanted in the culture by another show with less-awkward cultural baggage.
(1974)
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Unlike later series,Shazam!is pretty unapologetically for kids.
39.DMZ(2022)
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38.Y: The Last Man(2021)
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Canceled after one season, the series never got the chance to ratchet up the tension.
37.Gotham Knights(2023)
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36.Naomi(2022)
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Chalk it up to the rather oblique source material it adapts quite faithfully.
35.Stargirl(2020)
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34.Titans(2018)
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33.Dead Boy Detectives(2024)
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32.Swamp Thing(1990)
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31.Birds of Prey(2002)
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Many Smallville companion shows were considered,Birds of Preywas the only one to make it to air.
30.Batwoman(2019)
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29.Preacher(2016)
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At its best,Preachernailed it.
At its worst, the show could be quite off-putting.
Which, when it comes to a Garth Ennis comic, is another way of nailing it.
28.The Flash(1990)
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Shockingly gorgeous,The Flashis mostly remembered as an expensive failure.
Moody lighting, great sets, and expensive costumes fill the screen, but the audience never came.
27.Supergirl(2015)
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26.Bodies(2023)
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Either one will do.
25.Human Target(2010)
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24.Smallville(2001)
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Were in the big leagues now.
Even at its worst, though,Smallvilleremained a crucial stepping stone for everything that came after it.
23.The Flash(2014)
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The Flashwas the moment the CWs Arrowverse truly arrived.
But what a spark that was.
22.Arrow(2012)
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21.Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)
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Lois & Clarkwas the closest any superhero TV series came to a zeitgeist-cracking will-they-wont they.
20.Krypton(2018)
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At first glance,Kryptonseemed like prequelitis taken to an extreme.
19.Black Lightning(2018)
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18.Pennyworth(2019)
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But happen it did for three whole seasons, too!
17.iZombie(2015)
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Comic books werent the lure here: Rob Thomas was.
Dont let a maligned finale deter you, though Veronica Marss many endings are divisive too.
16.Powerless(2017)
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15.Sandman(2022)
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14.Swamp Thing(2019)
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So, the DC Universe app.
You remember it, yeah?
This meant it had the misfortune of premiering just as the short-lived DC Universe streaming experiment was dying down.
13.Constantine(2014)
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Matt Ryan, though?
Ryan however, was not done playing Constantine later joining the cast ofLegends of Tomorrow.
12.Doom Patrol(2019)
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11.Sweet Tooth(2021)
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10.The Penguin(2024)
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9.Legends of Tomorrow(2016)
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8.Lucifer(2016)
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And what fun that is.
7.Gotham(2014)
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6.Wonder Woman(1975)
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5.Adventures of Superman(1952)
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4.Peacemaker(2022)
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The best James Gunn projects have a deeply broken heart hidden in layers of off-putting violence and crude humor.
It also has an opening credits sequence thats just impossible to skip.
3.Superman & Lois(2021)
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Of course, its not necessary that you know this, but its extremely satisfying when you do.
2.Watchmen(2019)
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1.Batman(1966)
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Did you really think it would be anything else?
There was adanceinspired by this show.
They didnt even have TikTok then!
It, as they say, lives in every DC Comics fans mind rent-free.
