Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
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.
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Episode 1 - Blasts from the Past (1)
Release Date: 1997-09-08Superman decides to release Mala, a Kryptonian criminal, from the Phantom Zone, but when Mala proves too power-hungry for this world, Superman tries to send her back. Mala escapes with the Phantom Zone Projector and releases Krypton's most notorious traitor, Jax-Ur.
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Episode 2 - Blasts from the Past (2)
Release Date: 1997-09-09Superman and Professor Hamilton start building a new Phantom Zone projector to balance the odds. However Jax-Ur and Mala manage to send Superman into the Phantom Zone, and then destroy the Projector. As their decimating attacks begin, it's up to Lois and Professor Hamilton to rescue the Man of Steel in time.
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Episode 3 - The Prometheon
Release Date: 1997-09-12A giant humanoid creature with incredible strength and heat-sapping abilities, falls to Earth and now threatens the planet. Superman has to fight the creature's advances and send it back into outer space.
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Episode 4 - Speed Demons
Release Date: 1997-09-13The Flash teams up with Superman to counter Mark Mardon, a.k.a. "The Weather Wizard," who holds Metropolis hostage with the threat of unleashing a killer hurricane.
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Episode 5 - Livewire
Release Date: 1997-09-13Radio shock-jock Leslie Willis is turned into a being of pure electricity, and begins her media-crazed rampage to drain Metropolis' power and kill Superman in the bargain.
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Episode 6 - Identity Crisis
Release Date: 1997-09-15Superman encounters Bizarro, an imperfect genetic double of The Man of Steel, who tries to take Superman's place as Metropolis' hero.
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Episode 7 - Target
Release Date: 1997-09-19Lois is the "target" of explosive revenge from a one-time Lexcorp inventor, named Edward Lytener.
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Episode 8 - Mxyzpixilated
Release Date: 1997-09-20The Man of Steel is challenged to a battle of wits by Mxyzptlk, a playful yet pixilating imp from the fifth dimension.
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Episode 9 - Action Figures
Release Date: 1997-09-20On an island with an active volcano that is about to erupt, Metallo appears with temporary amnesia.
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Episode 10 - Double Dose
Release Date: 1997-09-22Livewire escapes from prison, eager to attain revenge on Superman -- something that she hopes to achieve by teaming up with the Parasite.
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Episode 11 - Solar Power
Release Date: 1997-09-26Edward Lytener escapes from Stryker's Island and becomes Luminus. He hopes to render Superman powerless by hijacking a number of satellites so that they permit only red light to filter through from the sun.
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Episode 12 - Brave New Metropolis
Release Date: 1997-09-27Lois stumbles into a parallel world where Superman and Lex Luthor work together as dictators of Metropolis.
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Episode 13 - Monkey Fun
Release Date: 1997-09-27A monkey returned to earth from space begins to grow incredibly large and threatens Metropolis.
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Episode 14 - Ghost in the Machine
Release Date: 1997-09-29Lex Luthor is forced to build a new body for Brainiac who has downloaded himself into LexCorp's computers.
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Episode 15 - Father's Day
Release Date: 1997-10-03Kalibak, the son of Darkseid, comes to Metropolis to kill Superman, and prove himself to his father.
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Episode 16 - World's Finest (1)
Release Date: 1997-10-04Batman travels to Metropolis when the Joker steals a solid Kryptonite statue and makes a deal with Lex Luthor to kill Superman.
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Episode 17 - World's Finest (2)
Release Date: 1997-10-04Lois Lane becomes romantically tied to Bruce Wayne and is kidnapped by the Joker in an attempt to lure superman to his death.
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Episode 18 - World's Finest (3)
Release Date: 1997-10-04Lois ends her romance with Bruce Wayne when she discovers that he is Batman. Lex Luthor tries to end his alliance with the Joker, but the Joker turns the tables and kidnaps Lex and steals a powerful aircraft to attack Metropolis.
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Episode 19 - The Hand of Fate
Release Date: 1997-10-06When an evil demon is unleashed, Superman attempts to enlist the aid of the now disinterested wizard superhero Doctor Fate.
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Episode 20 - Bizarro's World
Release Date: 1997-10-10Bizarro learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.
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Episode 21 - Prototype
Release Date: 1997-10-11A suit of power armor is given to police officer who unfortunately is corrupted by the power it gives him.
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Episode 22 - The Late Mr. Kent
Release Date: 1997-11-01Clark Kent is thought to be dead after an automobile accident. Superman must nevertheless save an innocent man from execution and find the real culprit.
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Episode 23 - Heavy Metal
Release Date: 1997-11-08Superman teams up with Steel to deal with Metallo.
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Episode 24 - Warrior Queen
Release Date: 1997-11-22Maxima, Queen of Almerac, kidnaps Superman with the intent of making him her husband.
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Episode 25 - Apokolips... Now! (1)
Release Date: 1998-02-07Superman teams up with Orion, an escapee from Apokolips, to take on Darkseid as he prepares to attack Earth.
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Episode 26 - Apokolips... Now! (2)
Release Date: 1998-02-14Darkseid invades Earth with the help of Steppenwolf. With help from the citizens of Metropolis and the arrival of troops from New Genesis, Superman is able to stop his advance, but not without losses.
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Episode 27 - Little Girl Lost (1)
Release Date: 1998-05-02Superman rescues and brings home the sole survivor of the lost Kryptonian colony of Argos, the rambunctious Kara aka Supergirl.
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Episode 28 - Little Girl Lost (2)
Release Date: 1998-05-02When Superman is captured by Granny Goodness and her Female Furies, Supergirl follows them to the planet Apokolips to rescue him.