Superman: The Animated Series

7.6
199621m

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.

Production

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Seasons

13 Episodes • Premiered 1996

Still image for Superman: The Animated Series season 1 episode 1: The Last Son of Krypton (1)

1. The Last Son of Krypton (1)

7.6

Jor-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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2. The Last Son of Krypton (2)

7.2

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

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3. The Last Son of Krypton (3)

6.5

Superman 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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4. Fun and Games

6.8

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

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5. A Little Piece of Home

6.4

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.

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6. Feeding Time

6.2

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.

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7. The Way of All Flesh

6.5

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.

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8. Stolen Memories

7.0

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.

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9. The Main Man (1)

7.2

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.

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10. The Main Man (2)

6.6

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".

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11. My Girl

5.6

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.

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12. Tools of the Trade

6.2

Bruno 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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13. Two's a Crowd

7.0

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.

Cast

Photo of Tim Daly

Tim Daly

Superman / Clark Kent (voice)

Photo of Dana Delany

Dana Delany

Lois Lane (voice)

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