10 Super Hero Trailers of the '70s and '80s
by Larson Hill

There was a time when people laughed at the thought of super heroes making their way to the big screen. It wasn't too long ago when comic book geeks thought an X-Men or Spider-Man movie was impossible. Still, throughout the cinematic ages, super heroes and comic book heroines found their way from the panels into theaters despite the preconceived stereotype that plagued some of the comic industry's most well known characters. Iron Man? Forget it. Tony Stark was nothing more than wishful thinking.

Although comic book geeks have been basking in their day in the sun in recent years with the explosion of super hero movies, thanks largely to the advances in technology, directors like Richard Donner, Tim Burton, Wes Craven, Richard Fleisher, and Paul Verhoeven were giving big screen life to such super heroes as Superman, Batman, Swamp Thing, Red Sonja, and RoboCop in the 1970s and '80s. At the same time, some heroes like Doc Savage and Dr. Strange were getting the movie treatment on the small screen.

No one can say that super heroes were dead in the '70s and '80s, but there's no way to skirt the obvious. Some super hero movies were good, some were bad, and others downright unforgettable while a select few have stood the test of time.

Here's a look at "10 Super Hero Trailers of the '70s and '80s" that will undoubtedly make you appreciate today's big screen super heroes even more.