Back off, man. He’s got 10 months and 600 posts on you. :dubious:
Ah, but did anybody get the answer (err, question) correctly?
Well, if that’s of any relevance, then he should know better. Heck, I’ve lashed out inappropriately, too, though I don’t think I’ve ever called another poster a “fuckwit” (or said they were behaving like one) in this forum.
Well, actually, there was this one time I thought the thread was already in the Pit (my mistake for having multiple windows open) and I immediately apologized and reported my own post to a moderator for deletion.
That I don’t remember, but I know I got it right!
Very interesting and I have to admit, I can’t think of anyone to add but I would note that all of those characters (except GL) have or had at least one TV series (live action or animated).
There are only a few DC characters not on the list who have had a TV show. Offhand, I can only think of the Teen Titans cartoon (which still has Robin in it) and Birds of Prey (Huntress, Oracle/Batgirl, Black Canary-sorta) which seemed more about Batman (what with all the relentless mystery about his disappearance and whatnot) than any of the characters actually in the show.
Moderator interjects: hey alright, you need to tone down many, many levels.
First, “gay” is not a nasty word, and calling someone “gay” is not an insult… and it is counter to good manners and appropriate behavior to suggest otherwise.
Second, this is Cafe Society. We are polite to each other. You may say what you want about Aquaman the character or the artists/writers who draw him, but you may NOT insult other members. Tame it down. Now.
Are you establishing board policy here?
Maybe I’m misreading that, but all of them have been in shows. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Capt. Marvel (SHAZAM!), and the Flash have had live-action shows. Bats, Supes, Wondy, and Plastic Man have been in their own cartoons. Everyone on the list except for Robin has been in Justice League Unlimited, even the Wonder Twins, kinda, and Plastic Man who was mentioned but has yet to make an appearance.
There was a Human Target TV series some time back. Didn’t last long, and the book is kind of obscure, but…
Well, you are but I think I may have phrased clumsily. Everyone on the list of ten (except GL) has had one or more TV shows, meaning they were the central figure or an indispensible second (i.e. Robin). Very few DC characters not on the list have had shows. My point is that for a character to enter the general pop culture requires appearances outside of comic books.
Adding to Tengu’s Human Target cite, Swamp Thing also had a couple of movies, a live action show as well as an animated series but I’m not sure any of them made a lasting impact. I suppose he might be famous enough for the top ten, but I’m not sure who he’d displace.
What about Swamp Thing, a DC character who had two movies, a live-action TV series, a cartoon, at leat one video game, and an action figure line, all before the superhero movie boom of 2000?
What about Catwoman, who had a (horrible) movie of her own, a significant role in Batman Returns, and a recurring role (by three different actresses) in the '60s Batman TV show? She’s kind of a hero now.
Damn, beaten by one minute.
What can I say; I’m faster than an ambling bullet.
By that standard, Wonder Girl is well known too:
“The being known as Wonder Girl is speaking, I believe
It’s not easy tryin’ to tell her that I shortly have to leave…”
Randy Scouse Git by The Monkees
What about Hawkman? He may not be the best known DC hero, but, c’mon, he’s got to at least be ahead of the frickin’ Wonder-Twins.
Well, he was never a regular on a TV show, and he doesn’t have a catchphrase.
Actually, Hawkman did have at least one memorable TV appearance outside of the Challenge of the Super Friends cartoons:
http://www.badmovieplanet.com/3btheater/l/legendsofsuperheroes.html
Alias? :mad: That is his name, damnit!
I went to a school named after Aquaman.
Actually World War I General Sir Arthur William Currie.
Three appearances, actually. There were two episodes of that abysmal Legends of the Superheroes show (“The Challenge” and “The Roast”). More recently, he appeared in a Baby Ruth commercial.