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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.

Created by Bruce Timm

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Episodes

  1. 1

    The Last Son of Krypton (1)

    Sep 6, 199621 min

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

  2. 2

    The Last Son of Krypton (2)

    Sep 6, 199621 min

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

  3. 3

    The Last Son of Krypton (3)

    Sep 6, 199621 min

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

  4. 4

    Fun and Games

    Sep 7, 199621 min

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

  5. 5

    A Little Piece of Home

    Sep 14, 199621 min

    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.

  6. 6

    Feeding Time

    Sep 21, 199621 min

    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.

  7. 7

    The Way of All Flesh

    Oct 19, 199621 min

    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.

  8. 8

    Stolen Memories

    Nov 2, 199621 min

    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.

  9. 9

    The Main Man (1)

    Nov 9, 199621 min

    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.

  10. 10

    The Main Man (2)

    Nov 16, 199621 min

    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".

  11. 11

    My Girl

    Nov 23, 199621 min

    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.

  12. 12

    Tools of the Trade

    Feb 1, 199721 min

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

  13. 13

    Two's a Crowd

    Feb 15, 199721 min

    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

  • Tim Daly

    Tim Daly

    Superman / Clark Kent (voice)

  • Dana Delany

    Dana Delany

    Lois Lane (voice)

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