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The Incredibles has a number of comics and spin-off books aimed at kids as well, and it does set up a number of other heroes who either still exist or perished at the hands of Syndrome over the years. There is a definite attempt at world-building baked into the Incredibles' basic set-up.
While I agree that the TMNT and Transformers still supersede the Incredibles in the consciousness of the average American consumer, it probably has come to edge out other such contenders as Sailor Moon, Power Rangers, and the Masters of the Universe.
Making the argument for TMNT and the Transformers being super-heroes, both have ties to existing comic book properties, however indirectly, and both involve colorful adventure characters working together against an array of villains for the general good of everyone. The Turtles wear masks although they have no identities to hide, while the Transformers do, being "robots in disguise" when they first began to operate on Earth. Being able to turn into a Volkswagen or a boombox is a form of secret identity.
If the Incredibles, TMNT, and Transformers still don't pass muster as popular super-heroes with the board here, then I'd give the title of third most familiar universe to the Power Rangers, who've been a marketing force to reckon with for a few decades now and I believe are undeniably super-heroic in nature.
Edited by Brian Hague on 26 September 2018 at 11:34pm
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