The Superman Aquaman Hour of Adventure 2-Disc Box Set DVD

The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure is the late-1960s Filmation-produced Saturday morning anthology series that bundled together short adventures of multiple DC Comics heroes (Superman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Hawkman, the Justice League of America, the Teen Titans, the Atom, and the Flash) into a single hour-long broadcast block. The show aired on CBS across the 1967 and 1968 seasons.

The format is the appeal: each broadcast bundle holds short adventures featuring different characters from the wider DC roster, with episode titles like "Evil Is As Evil Does" (Green Lantern), "Peril From Pluto" (Hawkman), "Between Two Armies" (Justice League), "The Monster Machine" (Teen Titans), "Invasion Of The Beetle-Men" (the Atom), and "The Chemo-Creature" (the Flash) telegraphing the show's commitment to giving each hero their dedicated turn. The animation has the unmistakable late-1960s Filmation look.

For late-1960s CBS Saturday morning programming, this was a piece of the studio's deep run of DC superhero programming, sitting alongside other masked-hero cartoons of the era. Suited for longtime DC fans, viewers with affection for the era's particular brand of multi-hero anthology, and anyone curious about the lineage of DC animated continuities that has run across decades.

Standouts worth revisiting include the opening Green Lantern "Evil Is As Evil Does," the Hawkman "A Visit To Venus" (a fan-favorite alien-encounter beat), the Justice League "Target Earth" (a major team setup), the Teen Titans "The Space Beast Round-Up" (a goofier swing), and the Flash "To Catch A Blue Bolt" (a closing standout). This 2-DVD collection brings 18 dedicated hero adventures into one place, the complete short-format DC anthology in one set.