Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a…
TV-PG • Animation, Action & Adventure • Series • 1996 • 3 seasons
Starring: Tim Daly, Dana Delany
Created by: Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett
S1 E1 - 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 • 21m
S1 E2 - 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 • 21m
S1 E3 - 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 • 21m
S1 E4 - Fun and Games
Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.
Sep 7, 1996 • 21m
S1 E5 - 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 • 21m
S1 E6 - 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 • 21m
S1 E7 - 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 • 21m
S1 E8 - 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 • 21m
S1 E9 - 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 • 21m
S1 E10 - 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 • 21m
S1 E11 - 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 • 21m
S1 E12 - 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 • 21m
S1 E13 - 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 • 21m
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About This Show
Superman: The Animated Series
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.
TV-PG • Animation, Action & Adventure • TV Series • 1996
Details
- Genre
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
- First aired
- Sep 6, 1996
- Last aired
- Feb 12, 2000
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 54