This 2006 Superhero Show Did What Marvel & DC Would Take Another 10 Years To Achieve

Marvel and DC have been at the forefront of superhero media for decades now, but a TV show from 2006 beat both of the comic book juggernauts to success in a specific type of superhuman project. The MCU movies quickly set the standard for what superhero movies should look like on the big screen, building on the success of the franchise's pre-MCU efforts from before 2008's Iron Man. Although the DC movies haven't been quite as consistent in terms of success and continuity, they've still very much been high-profile releases, for the most part.