Inspired by the dark reimagining of the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s Batman films, Batman: The Animated Series proved that superhero cartoons weren’t just gaudy colors and cheesy villains.

the animation of Max Fleischer's '40s "Superman" cartoons, and decades of comic book stories from across the spectrum. The results speak for themselves. From key contributions to the Batman mythos ...

"Batman: The Animated Series" has many artistic fathers. Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" film, of course, but also the Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons ... are some goofy episodes (see "Time Out ...