Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily Planet Superman works with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.
- Joe Shuster
- Jerry Siegel
- Bruce Timm
Stars:
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Episode 1 - The Last Son of Krypton (1)
Release Date: 1996-09-06Jor-El, a Kryptonian scientist and Council Member, rescues his son Kal-El from the dying planet by launching the baby to Earth.
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Episode 2 - The Last Son of Krypton (2)
Release Date: 1996-09-06Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and, as an adult, presents himself to Metropolis as Superman.
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Episode 3 - The Last Son of Krypton (3)
Release Date: 1996-09-06Superman thwarts a plot by Lex Luthor to sell the LEXO-SKEL SUIT 5000 to Kaznian terrorists, via their agent John Corben.
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Episode 4 - Fun and Games
Release Date: 1996-09-07Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.
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Episode 5 - A Little Piece of Home
Release Date: 1996-09-14Lex Luthor discovers Superman's vulnerability to Kryptonite, and attempts to exploit this weakness to rid himself once and for all of the Man of Steel.
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Episode 6 - Feeding Time
Release Date: 1996-09-21After toxic chemicals transform janitor Rudy Jones into the energy-draining Parasite, he imprisons Superman, intent on keeping the Man of Steel as his own personal power source.
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Episode 7 - The Way of All Flesh
Release Date: 1996-10-19Thanks to the orchestrations of Lex Luthor, terrorist John Corben becomes Metallo, a skin-covered cyborg with a Krytonite heart. Luthor then sets the supervillain on a quest to kill Superman.
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Episode 8 - Stolen Memories
Release Date: 1996-11-02Brainiac, once Krypton's all-knowing planetary computer, comes to Earth as part of his information-gathering trek across the galaxy. But, as Superman discovers, Brainiac's intent after gathering the world's knowledge is to destroy the Earth.
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Episode 9 - The Main Man (1)
Release Date: 1996-11-09Intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo is employed to capture the Man of Steel, but thanks to a double-cross by the rare-species-collecting Preserver, both Superman and Lobo end up trapped in the Preserver's personal zoo.
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Episode 10 - The Main Man (2)
Release Date: 1996-11-16Superman and Lobo team up to escape the Preserver and a vile band of competing bounty hunters with their own vendetta against the "Main Man".
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Episode 11 - My Girl
Release Date: 1996-11-23Clark's childhood sweetheart Lana Lang comes to Metropolis, and puts her own life in danger by trying to spy on Lex Luthor for Superman.
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Episode 12 - Tools of the Trade
Release Date: 1997-02-01Bruno Mannheim's Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from Darkseid, while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers.
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Episode 13 - Two's a Crowd
Release Date: 1997-02-15When embittered scientist Earl Garver goes into a coma before revealing the location of a ticking bomb, Superman risks enlisting the Parasite to drain the information from Garver's mind.