List of superhero teams and groups explained

The following is a partial list of teams of superheroes from various comic books, television shows, and other sources.

DC Comics

See main article: List of DC Comics teams and organizations.

• All-Star Squadron
• Atomic Knights
• Birds of Prey (NOTE: This is the title of the comic series; the group itself does not have a formal name, though Lady Blackhawk suggested Birds of Prey as the group's name)
• Challengers of the Unknown
• New Challengers
• Champions of Angor
• Darkstars
• Doom Patrol
• The Elite
• Extreme Justice
• Forever People
• Freedom Fighters
• Global Guardians
• Golden Guardians
• Green Lantern Corps
• Inferior Five
• Infinity Inc.
• Justice League Unlimited
• Justice League of America
  • Justice League Antarctica
  • Justice League Detroit
  • Justice League Elite
  • Justice League Europe
  • Justice League International
  • Justice League Task Force
• Justice Legion Alpha
• Justice Riders
• Justice Society of America
  • Justice Society International
• Legion of Superheroes
  • Legion Espionage Squad
  • Legion of Substitute Heroes
  • Legion of Super-Pets
• Lieutenant Marvels
• The Marvel Family
• The Terrifics
• The Immortal Men
• The Unexpected
• Metal Men
• Omega Men
• The Others
• The Outsiders
  • Princess of Power Secret Six
• Section 8
• Sentinels of Magic
• Seven Soldiers of Victory
• Shadowpact
• Sovereign Seven
• Squadron of Justice
• Stormwatch
• Suicide Squad
• Super Buddies
• Super Friends
• Teen Titans
• Teen Titans West
• Team 7
• Thundercats
• Young Justice
• Zoo Crew
• Red Hood and the Outlaws
• Indigo Tribe
• Violet Lantern Corps
• Blue Lantern Corps
• Ultimen

America's Best Comics

• League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• Top 10
• SMASH
• Strongmen of America

Impact

• American Crusaders
• Crusaders
• The Web

Milestone Media

• Blood Syndicate
• Heroes
• Shadow Cabinet

WildStorm

• The Authority
• The Boys
• Gen¹³
• Liberty Squad
• Planetary
• Paladins
• Savant Garde
• Stormwatch
• Team 7
• Team One
• Thundercats
• Wildcore
• Wetworks
• WildC.A.T.S.
• Wildsiderz

Marvel Comics

See main article: List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations.

• A-Force
• A-Team
• Advocates
• All-Winners Squad
• Alpha Flight
• Annihilators
• Astonishing Avengers
• Avengers
• Avengers A.I
• Avengers of the Supernatural
• Avengers Unity Division
• Captain America Corps
• Champions (1975 team)
• Champions (2016 team)
• The Chosen
• Cosmic Avengers
• Dark Ultimates
• Deadpool Corps
• Defenders
• Earth Force
  • Excalibur Exiles (Marvel Comics)
• Fallen Angels
• Fantastic Five
  • Fantastic Force Fantastic Four
• Fearless Defenders
• Force Works
• Future Foundation
• Generation X
• Genext
• God Squad
• Great Lakes Avengers
• Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)
• The Hand
• Heroes for Hire
• Inhumans
• Invaders
• Last Defenders
• League of Losers
• Legion of Monsters
• Marvel Knights
• New Avengers
• New Mutants
• New Warriors
• New X-Men (2001 series)
• New X-Men (2004 series)
• Next Avengers
• Nextwave
• Nick Fury's Howling Commandos
• Nova Corps
• Omega Flight
• Outlaws
• Phoenix Five
• Power Pack
• Runaways
• S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Savage Avengers
• Secret Avengers
• Secret Defenders
• Secret Warriors
• Shi'ar Imperial Guard
• Slingers
• Sorcerers Supreme
• Squadron Supreme
• Thor Corps
• Thunderbolts
• Thundercats
• U.S. Avengers
• Ultimate Knights
• Ultimate X-Men
• Ultimates
• Uncanny X-Men
• Web Warriors
• West Coast Avengers
• West Coast Ultimates
• X-Babies
• X-Ceptionals
• X-Club
• X-Corporation
• X-Corps
• X-Factor
• X-Factor Investigations
• X-Force
• X-Men
• X-Men 2099
• X-Nation 2099
• X-Patriots
• X-People
• X-Punks
• X-Saviours
• X-Statix
• X-Terminated
• X-Terminators
• X-Ternals
• Young Allies
• Young Avengers
• Young X-Men

Ultraverse

• Exiles
• Freex
• The Strangers
• Ultraforce

Malibu Comics

• Protectors

New Universe

• DP 7
• Kickers, Inc.
• Psi-Force
• Spitfire and the Troubleshooters

Razorline

• Hyperkind

King in Black

• The Union

Image Comics

• Actioneers
• Capes, Inc
• Danger Girl
• Deadly Duo
• Dynamo 5
• Fighting Force
• Firebirds
• Freak Force
• Global Defense Agency
• Guardians of the Globe
• Liberty League
• The League of Honor
• Omega One
• The Nobles
• The Pact
• Special Operations Strikeforce
• Teen Team
• Ultra Mega Super Five
• Underground Freaks
  • Wildguard Wolf C.O.R.P.S.

Top Cow

• Cyber Force
  • Liberty Balance

Awesome Comics

• Youngblood
• Brigade
• New Men
• Allied Supermen of America
• Bloodpool
• Bloodstrike
• New Force
• Operation: Knightstrike
• League of Infinity

• Knights of Justice
  • Pantheon of Heroes Round table of America
• Verdict
• Whiz Kids

Dark Horse Comics

• The End League
• Hellboy
• Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense
• Umbrella Academy

Comics' Greatest World

• Catalyst

Legend

• Next Men

Valiant Comics

• Archer and Armstrong
• Armorines
• Harbingers
• H.A.R.D. Corps
• Quantum & Woody
• Psi Lords
• Punx
• Rai and the Future Force
• Secret Weapons
• Trinity Angels
• Trouble Makers
• Unity

Boom! Studios

• Planetary Brigade
• The Hypernaturals
• Paradigm

FAB Comics

• Shadow Warriors
• Peace Makers
• Fabulous Five

Other independent

• Adolescent Radioactive Blackbelt Hamsters
• The Atomics
• The DNAgents
• Digvbc
• Elementals
• Femforce
• Freedom Force
• Frenetic Five
• Hero Alliance
• The Honor Guard and the First Family of Astro City
• The Incarnations
• Justice Machine
• The Legion of Net.Heroes
• Mighty Crusaders
• Mighty Mutanimals
• Neo-Knights
  • SuperFuckers
• The New League of Heroes
• The New Wave (comics)
  • Team Superpowers of Project Superpowers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Terrific Three
• T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
• WorldWatch

Hanna-Barbera / Cartoon Network

• Arabian Knights
• Astro and the Space Mutts
• Crystal Gems
• Drak Pack
• Galaxy Trio
• The Herculoids
• The Impossibles
• The Justice Lords (alternate reality Justice League (TV series))
• The Justice Friends
• The Kids Next Door organization
• The Powerpuff Girls
  • Speedracer Super Friends (Hanna-Barbera's version of the JLA)
• The Super Globetrotters
• SWAT Kats
• Teen Force
• ThunderCats
• Time Squad
• Underfist
• Ben's Team (Ben 10)

Anime / manga

• Experts of Justice
• Gatchaman
• Gatchaman Crowds
• Hero Association
• The Knight Sabers
• Magic Knight Rayearth
• The Sailor Guardians
• The Z Warriors
• Tokyo Mew Mew
• ThunderCats
• Straw Hat Pirates
• Galaxy Angel
• Yatterman
• Shinigami
• Libra
• Kekkaishi
• The Allied Shinobi Forces (Naruto)
• Gotei 13
• Arrancar
• Espada 10
• 5 Kage
• Jetman
• Fairy Tail Guild
• Ronin Warriors
• Team 7 (Naruto)
• The Konoha 11 (Naruto)
• My Hero Academia
• Pretty Cure

TV

A

• Alphas (2011–2012)
• Alpha Flight
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020)
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• The Aquabats (The Aquabats! Super Show!)
• Autobots
• (2010–2012)
• The Avengers

B

• Ben 10 2005-008
• The Beetleborgs
• Biker Mice from Mars
• Black Scorpion (2001)
• Bionic Six
• Bionic Woman 76–78 & 07
• Birds of Prey
• Blue Falcon's Team
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

C

• Captain Caveman & the Teen Angels 77–80
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers
• The N Team
• The Centurions
• Challenge of the Superfriends September 9 – December 23, 1978
• Chouseishin 03-08
• Code Lyoko 03-07
• Coon and Friends from South Park

D

• Danger Force (2020–present)
• Defenders of the Earth (1986–1987)
• Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
• Doom Patrol (2019–present)

E

• Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976–77)
• Extreme Dinosaurs

G

• The Galaxy Rangers
• The Greatest American Hero (1981–83)
• The Green Hornet (1966–67)

H

• Heroes (2006–10)

J

• Jake 2.0 03-04
• Jedi
• Justice League
• Justice League Action (Fall 2016)
• Justice League of America (failed pilot for a live-action series)
• (June 2015)
• Justice League Unlimited

K

• Kamen Rider

L

• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• Legends of Tomorrow (2016–present)
• The Loonatics
• The League of Incredible Vegetables

M

• Manhattan Clan (Gargoyles)
• Manimal (1983)
• Men in Black
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (SpongeBob SquarePants)
• Metal Heroes
• The Mighty Heroes
• Mighty Mouse 87–88
• Misfits
• Misfits of Science (80's)
• Mutant X
• The Mystic Knights

N

• The New Justice Team

P

• Power Rangers
• The Power Puff Girls (1998)

R

• The Real Ghostbusters

S

• Samurai Pizza Cats
• SilverHawks
• Spectral Knights
• Spider-Friends
• Street Sharks
• Super Friends – (1973 – 74 TV series)
• – 1985–1986 season
• Super Sentai
• Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad

T

• Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills
• Team Avatar
• Teamo Supremo
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Teen Titans
• ThunderCats
• Titans (2018–present)
• The Tomorrow People
• Toxic Crusaders
• Totally Spies
• The Thundermans
• The Freedom Pals (South Park)

U

• Ultraman

W

• Wild C.A.T.s
• Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
• Wolverine and the X-Men (2009)
• The World's Greatest Super Friends – 1979–1980 season
• Wonder Woman (1975
• Winx Club

V

• VR Troopers

X

• X-Men

Y

• Young Justice (2010)

Film

• Autobots (from both the animated & live action films based upon Transformers)
• Big Hero 6
• The Incredibles
• Jedi
• Mystery Men
• Sign Gene
• Sky High
• The Specials
• The Super Capers
• ThunderCats
• Team Zenith

Other

• The Aquabats
• Battletoads
• The Mighty Ducks
• The Order of the Phoenix
• The Order of the Stone (Minecraft: Story Mode)
• Sora, Donald and Goofy in Kingdom Hearts video game franchise
• Overwatch
• Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
• The Regulators^[1]
• ThunderCats
• Turbo-Man
• Space Squad
• Team RWBY

References

1. Web site: Man Cave Creative Arts & Entertainment Group.