Lego Super Heroes

Lego Super Heroes (stylized as LEGO Super Heroes) is a theme and product range of the Lego construction toy, introduced in 2011, owned by The Lego Group and licensed from DC Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Company and Pixar.

The theme features various superhero characters who have appeared in the DC Universe and the Marvel Universe and their film series and Pixar's The Incredibles franchise. Lego Super Heroes aimed to recreate the main characters in Lego form, including DC Universe superheroes (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Joker, Bane, Harley Quinn and Lex Luthor) and Marvel Universe superheroes (Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Loki and Black Widow).

Lego Batman existed as its own franchise from 2006 to 2008 before the official Lego DC Universe Super Heroes (later Lego DC Super Heroes) brand name was launched in late 2011. Lego Spider-Man sets were first released in 2002 and 2003, based on the 2002 film and its sequel as part of the Lego Studios theme. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (later sometimes also marketed as Lego Marvel Avengers and Lego Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga) sets based on the broader Marvel Comics universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe were first launched in April 2012. Meanwhile, Lego The Incredibles was launched in June 2018 to feature alongside the 2018 animated film Incredibles 2.

Lego Batman and Lego Spider-Man sets released before the inception of the main theme in 2012 are retroactively considered to be part of Lego Super Heroes. Multiple video games and short films based on the theme were also released. Sets and figures of the theme also appear as a part of the Lego Minifigures theme, Lego Dimensions, Lego Juniors, Lego Duplo, Lego Disney, Lego Brick Sketches, Lego BrickHeadz and Lego Art. The Lego Group additionally also released two feature films featuring DC characters and a Batman adaption as well as associated Lego themes.

Lego DC Super Heroes was inspired by the DC Universe. The construction toy range was based on the DC Universe franchise and developed in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products. The construction sets were designed to recreate the story and characters of the DC Universe franchise in Lego form.

Lego Marvel Super Heroes was inspired by the Marvel Universe. The construction toy range was based on the Marvel franchise and developed in collaboration with Marvel Entertainment. The construction sets were designed to recreate the story and characters of the Marvel franchise in Lego form.

According to BrickLink, The Lego Group released a total of 450 Lego sets and promotional polybags as part of Lego Super Heroes theme.

The first wave of sets released included nine sets from the DC Universe line. The largest of the sets was Arkham Asylum Breakout (set number: 10937) which included 1619 pieces and eight minifigures. In addition to the first release, two promotional polybags were also released under the DC Universe line, Batman Jetski (set number: 30160) and Batmobile (set number: 30161). Nine new sets were released later in 2012 under the Marvel Universe line.