Original title
Superman: The Animated Series
Released
9/6/1996
Origin country
US
Genre
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production companies
DC, Warner Bros. Animation
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
54
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.
Explores the creation of the series.
Showcases the supporting players in the Superman Saga.
The origins and evolution of Superman's adventures.
Takes you behind the scenes with the show's creative team.
Pop-up trivia over the episode A Little Piece of Home.
The actors and creators behind Superman's iconic return to animation discuss their inspiration for and dedication to the series.
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.
Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
Bruno Mannheim's Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from Darkseid, while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers.
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.
Superman 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.
Superman 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.
A 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.
The 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.
Radio 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.
Superman encounters Bizarro, an imperfect genetic double of The Man of Steel, who tries to take Superman's place as Metropolis' hero.
Lois is the "target" of explosive revenge from a one-time Lexcorp inventor, named Edward Lytener.
The Man of Steel is challenged to a battle of wits by Mxyzptlk, a playful yet pixilating imp from the fifth dimension.
On an island with an active volcano that is about to erupt, Metallo appears with temporary amnesia.
Livewire escapes from prison, eager to attain revenge on Superman -- something that she hopes to achieve by teaming up with the Parasite.
Edward 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.
Lois stumbles into a parallel world where Superman and Lex Luthor work together as dictators of Metropolis.
A monkey returned to earth from space begins to grow incredibly large and threatens Metropolis.
Lex Luthor is forced to build a new body for Brainiac who has downloaded himself into LexCorp's computers.
Kalibak, the son of Darkseid, comes to Metropolis to kill Superman, and prove himself to his father.
Batman travels to Metropolis when the Joker steals a solid Kryptonite statue and makes a deal with Lex Luthor to kill Superman.
Lois Lane becomes romantically tied to Bruce Wayne and is kidnapped by the Joker in an attempt to lure superman to his death.
Lois 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.
When an evil demon is unleashed, Superman attempts to enlist the aid of the now disinterested wizard superhero Doctor Fate.
Bizarro learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.
A suit of power armor is given to police officer who unfortunately is corrupted by the power it gives him.
Clark Kent is thought to be dead after an automobile accident. Superman must nevertheless save an innocent man from execution and find the real culprit.
Superman teams up with Steel to deal with Metallo.
Maxima, Queen of Almerac, kidnaps Superman with the intent of making him her husband.
Superman teams up with Orion, an escapee from Apokolips, to take on Darkseid as he prepares to attack Earth.
Darkseid 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.
Superman rescues and brings home the sole survivor of the lost Kryptonian colony of Argos, the rambunctious Kara aka Supergirl.
When Superman is captured by Granny Goodness and her Female Furies, Supergirl follows them to the planet Apokolips to rescue him.
Superman gets caught in the middle of a fight between Volcana, a woman with powerful paranormal skills, and the government agents that want to turn her into a weapon.
After Bruce Wayne is kidnapped, Superman must go undercover as Batman to find him.
Brainiac travels back in time from the year 2979 to destroy a young Clark Kent before he can become Superman. The Legion of Superheroes, however, send three of their own to stop him: Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and Chameleon Boy.
Superman must stop the Toyman as he tries to abduct Darci Mason a popular supermodel and robot created by the Toyman.
Mr. Mxypzptlk magically transports Bizarro back to Metropolis in order to torment Superman.
Superman stumbles across a world ruled by Phantom Zone criminals and tyrants Jax-Ur and Mala.
Superman teams up with Kyle Rayner the new Green Lantern in order to stop Sinestro.
Jimmy becomes known as Superman's pal, which although may sound cool at first, it certainly attracts lots of trouble to Jimmy.
Marine animals attack Metropolis because Lex Luthor has captured Aquaman.
Superman and Supergirl team up to save Smallville from an alien menance.
Superman and Batman team up against an aging Ra's Al Ghul who sees Superman as the key to his continued immortality.
Superman is stripped of his memory and is adopted by Darkseid in an effort to take over Earth.
Superman breaks free of Darkseid's control and goes to Apokolips to try to stop Darkseid once and for all.
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