Is Sabrina the most succesful female comic book character?
as I recently found out Sabrina The Teenage Witch is from Archie Comics, an the MJH TV series was not her first. She has had 3 (or 4 depending on how you count animated series, the first of which from 1970 the latest in 2013.
We have one live action movie, and the TV series starring Melissa Joan Hard.
Ok she is not a Superhero, but in terms of a feamel comic book character who is the lead she has been very successful, alot of the easy comparisons dont fair as well, ok Wonderwoman did have her own TV show, but never her own cartoon series, but obviously a bit part in the Justice League series.
Black Widow a supporting character in 3 movies, but not the lead.
As I type it, it might be better to say that Sabrina is the most succesful female comic book character outside of the comics
We have one live action movie, and the TV series starring Melissa Joan Hard.
Ok she is not a Superhero, but in terms of a feamel comic book character who is the lead she has been very successful, alot of the easy comparisons dont fair as well, ok Wonderwoman did have her own TV show, but never her own cartoon series, but obviously a bit part in the Justice League series.
Black Widow a supporting character in 3 movies, but not the lead.
As I type it, it might be better to say that Sabrina is the most succesful female comic book character outside of the comics
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technically harley quinn is a cartoon character as she was on an animated batman show before she was in the comics
She appeared in one episode of Arrow
That could even be speculative, as she's not shown in person or referred to by name.
Think it's pretty obvious that it was Harley Quinn.
True, they were in a couple of animated series in the 60s and 70s though. Kind of surprising there haven't been more recent attempts.
The majority of Archie's output is humour, and the ones that aren't are licensed titles. They used to have a superhero line, but that was never a success. A lot of their comics are spin-offs from the one that gave the company it's name. Sabrina included, going by issue 1's cover, which shows Sabrina watching Archie sing on TV: http://www.comicvine.com/sabrina-the-teenage-witch-1-strange-love/4000-136391/
Also appears in the "Sugar Sugar" video
That's not the Baby Bash one, is it?
She's also had her own comic book running continuously since the early 40's unlike Sabrina who isn't even being published right now.
She's never had a lead in any TV or movie other than the quickly failed Birds of Prey TV show, but she's BEEN in a lot of projects in various media in a lot of different forms. She's been a character in almost every Batman reboot, animated or live action (the 1940s movie serials and the recent "Beware The Batman!" cartoon, I think maybe being the only TV or movie bat-projects she was never part of) and simply because of the sheer number of those that exist, it ups her totals.
As for Barbara Gordon, its someone I had not considered, wonder how many non comic book types, could name her, sure they might say "Bat Girl" but not Barbara Gordon.
The reason I said Barbara Gordon and not Batgirl though was because she's been Barbara Gordon but NOT Batgirl in several things--Birds of Prey (where she was Oracle), Batman Beyond (where she was Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon) and at least a few of the animated movies that were set before she became Batgirl.