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Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series
★ 7.7/10•1996•21m•TV-PG•Animation•Action & Adventure•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime21m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 6, 1996

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Last Son of Krypton (1)E121m

The Last Son of Krypton (1)

Jor-El, a Kryptonian scientist and Council Member, rescues his son Kal-El from the dying planet by launching the baby to Earth.

Sep 6, 1996

Episode 2 - The Last Son of Krypton (2)E221m

The Last Son of Krypton (2)

Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and, as an adult, presents himself to Metropolis as Superman.

Sep 6, 1996

Episode 3 - The Last Son of Krypton (3)E321m

The Last Son of Krypton (3)

Superman thwarts a plot by Lex Luthor to sell the LEXO-SKEL SUIT 5000 to Kaznian terrorists, via their agent John Corben.

Sep 6, 1996

Episode 4 - Fun and GamesE421m

Fun and Games

Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.

Sep 7, 1996

Episode 5 - A Little Piece of HomeE521m

A Little Piece of Home

Lex 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.

Sep 14, 1996

Episode 6 - Feeding TimeE621m

Feeding Time

After 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.

Sep 21, 1996

Episode 7 - The Way of All FleshE721m

The Way of All Flesh

Thanks 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.

Oct 19, 1996

Episode 8 - Stolen MemoriesE821m

Stolen Memories

Brainiac, 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.

Nov 2, 1996

Episode 9 - The Main Man (1)E921m

The Main Man (1)

Intergalactic 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.

Nov 9, 1996

Episode 10 - The Main Man (2)E1021m

The Main Man (2)

Superman and Lobo team up to escape the Preserver and a vile band of competing bounty hunters with their own vendetta against the "Main Man".

Nov 16, 1996

Episode 11 - My GirlE1121m

My Girl

Clark's childhood sweetheart Lana Lang comes to Metropolis, and puts her own life in danger by trying to spy on Lex Luthor for Superman.

Nov 23, 1996

Episode 12 - Tools of the TradeE1221m

Tools of the Trade

Bruno Mannheim's Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from Darkseid, while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers.

Feb 1, 1997

Episode 13 - Two's a CrowdE1321m

Two's a Crowd

When 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.

Feb 15, 1997

Actors

Tim Daly

Tim Daly

Superman / Clark Kent (voice)

Dana Delany

Dana Delany

Lois Lane (voice)

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Static Shock
The New Batman Adventures
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers
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