Superman: The Animated Series(1996)

7.6

3 Seasons

AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyKids

Overview

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.

Created By: Bruce Timm

Episodes

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Ep 1

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.

06/09/199621 min

Ep 2

The Last Son of Krypton (2)

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

06/09/199621 min

Ep 3

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.

06/09/199621 min

Ep 4

Fun and Games

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

07/09/199621 min

Ep 5

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.

14/09/199621 min

Ep 6

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.

21/09/199621 min

Ep 7

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.

19/10/199621 min

Ep 8

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.

02/11/199621 min

Ep 9

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.

09/11/199621 min

Ep 10

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".

16/11/199621 min

Ep 11

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.

23/11/199621 min

Ep 12

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.

01/02/199721 min

Ep 13

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.

15/02/199721 min