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Superman: The Animated Series

Season 1 1996 - 1997
TV-PG

  • 1996-09-06T04:00:00Z on The WB
  • 21m
  • 4h 33m (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Superhero
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.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

1996-09-06T04:00:00Z

1x01 The Last Son of Krypton (1)

Series Premiere

1x01 The Last Son of Krypton (1)

  • 1996-09-06T04:00:00Z21m

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

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

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

1996-09-07T04:00:00Z

1x04 Fun and Games

1x04 Fun and Games

  • 1996-09-07T04:00:00Z21m

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

1996-09-14T04:00:00Z

1x05 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.

1996-09-21T04:00:00Z

1x06 Feeding Time

1x06 Feeding Time

  • 1996-09-21T04:00:00Z21m

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.

1996-10-19T04:00:00Z

1x07 The Way of All Flesh

1x07 The Way of All Flesh

  • 1996-10-19T04:00:00Z21m

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.

1996-11-02T05:00:00Z

1x08 Stolen Memories

1x08 Stolen Memories

  • 1996-11-02T05:00:00Z21m

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.

1996-11-09T05:00:00Z

1x09 The Main Man (1)

1x09 The Main Man (1)

  • 1996-11-09T05:00:00Z21m

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.

1996-11-16T05:00:00Z

1x10 The Main Man (2)

1x10 The Main Man (2)

  • 1996-11-16T05:00:00Z21m

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".

1996-11-23T05:00:00Z

1x11 My Girl

1x11 My Girl

  • 1996-11-23T05:00:00Z21m

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.

1997-02-01T05:00:00Z

1x12 Tools of the Trade

1x12 Tools of the Trade

  • 1997-02-01T05:00:00Z21m

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

Season Finale

1997-02-15T05:00:00Z

1x13 Two's a Crowd

Season Finale

1x13 Two's a Crowd

  • 1997-02-15T05:00:00Z21m

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.

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