List of Superman: The Animated Series Episodes

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Superman: The Animated Series is an American television series based on the DC Comics superhero Superman, which was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and originally aired on The WB from 1996 to 2000; lasting 54 episodes.

The series is part of what has become known as the DC animated universe and was the first after the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series.

Contents 1 Series overview 2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1 (1996–97) 2.2 Season 2 (1997–98) 2.3 Season 3 (1998–2000) 3 Crossovers 4 References

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	13	September 6, 1996	February 15, 1997
	2	28	September 8, 1997	May 2, 1998
	3	13	September 19, 1998	February 12, 2000

Episodes

Season 1 (1996–97)

All episodes of season one except the first five and last two were shown out of production order when originally aired.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Villain	Director	Writer	Airdate
1	1	"The Last Son of Krypton, Part 1"	Brainiac	Dan Riba	Alan Burnett & Paul Dini	September 6, 1996
The Kryptonian scientist Jor-El is collecting data from an ice field on the planet Krypton. After obtaining the samples he needs, Jor-El escapes an earthquake and an attack from a Kryptonian creature. Jor-el analyzes the data and discovers that rising pressure from Krypton’s core will eventually destroy the planet. The computer Brainiac, which is in charge of monitoring all major operations on Krypton, denies this. Jor-El is unable to convince Krypton’s rulers of the planet’s impending doom, and his recommendation to transport all Kryptonians to the Phantom Zone to escape the explosion proves unpopular. When Jor-El confronts Brainiac on the matter, he notices that it is downloading all the data it has collected about Krypton, preparing to flee with it into space. Brainiac reveals that he was aware of Krypton’s mounting pressure long before Jor-El did, but decided not to inform the populace, concluding that saving all the information about the Kryptonian civilization would be just as good as saving the civilization itself. If Brainiac were to be honest, the Kryptonian government would frantically put it to work on an evacuation plan, preventing it from downloading the data in time. Jor-El considers opening fire on the supercomputer, but decides against it as that could possibly wipe out all memories of Krypton. Brainiac orders the Kryptonian police to arrest Jor-El, but he manages to evade them for the time being. Once home, he and his wife Lara send their only son, Kal-El, into space moments before the planet explodes, all but wiping out the Kryptonian race. Brainiac had escaped to its satellite just before. Trivia: Late actor Tony Jay who played Nigel St. John on ABC Television Network's action/romance Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, voiced Sul-Van, Superman's maternal grandfather.
2	2	"The Last Son of Krypton, Part 2"		Scott Jeralds & Curt Geda	Alan Burnett & Paul Dini	September 6, 1996
Kal-El’s spaceship crash-lands on the faraway planet Earth, and he is found by Jonathan and Martha Kent. Martha decides to adopt the baby boy despite Jonathan’s protests, and names him Clark. Jumping forward to Clark’s years in high school, he discovers that he has extraordinary speed, strength, and can even see through walls. He uses his super powers to rescue a family in a gas station accident, and his girlfriend Lana Lang is surprised that he emerged unscathed. Clark soon learns he also has heat vision, and after demonstrating to Jonathan that he can melt metal with his eyes, he expresses concern about how abnormal he is. Jonathan realizes it is time to tell Clark the whole truth. He reveals Clark’s extraterrestrial origins, shows him the spaceship, and gives him access to a recorded message from Jor-El and Lara.
3	3	"The Last Son of Krypton, Part 3"	Lex Luthor & John Corben	Bruce Timm & Dan Riba	Alan Burnett & Paul Dini	September 6, 1996
Jumping forward a few years, Clark is now living in Metropolis as a reporter for The Daily Planet. Billionaire Lex Luthor is giving a demonstration of LexCorp’s latest robotic battle suit when it is suddenly stolen by terrorists. A super man, sporting blue tights and a red cape, emerges from nowhere to stop two of the terrorists. The third terrorist fires a missile at a plane, forcing Superman to abandon the chase to save the plane from crashing in the city. Soon, reports of the strange new superhero start appearing on the news, and Perry White tells Lois Lane to land an interview. Meanwhile, the terrorist who escaped, John Corben, is using the battle suit to wreak havoc throughout the city. After a tough battle, Superman manages to defeat the suit and take Corben out of the armor, ending with the well-known line “Shall we go a few rounds without the suit?” Meanwhile, out in deep space, some extraterrestrials retrieve the Brainiac satellite. Brainiac kills the aliens and takes over the ship, linking himself online with their computer. Trivia: This is the first three part episode of the series.
4	4	"Fun and Games"	Toyman & Bruno Mannheim	Kazuhide Tomonaga	Robert N. Skir & Marty Isenberg	September 7, 1996
Gangster Bruno Mannheim is running into problems with the mysterious Toyman, who uses children's toys and games to cause violence. After being abducted by Toyman, Lois learns his motivation -- his father had taken a loan from Mannheim and been set up to take the fall when the police busted one of Mannheim's criminal enterprises.
5	5	"A Little Piece of Home"	Lex Luthor	Toshihiko Masuda	Hilary J. Bader	September 14, 1996
During the opening of a museum, Superman tries to stop two robbers. He fails when he falls victim to the poisoning effects of Kryptonite, one of the exhibited rocks. Lex Luthor sees the surveillance tape of the event and determines that this must be Superman’s one and only weakness. Luthor orchestrates a scheme to trap Superman, place him in vicinity of the rock, and put an end to him once and for all.
6	6	"Feeding Time"	Parasite	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	September 21, 1996
Janitor Rudy Jones runs into an accident with nuclear waste and becomes Parasite. He feeds on the energy of others, with his number one choice being Superman. In doing so, he discovers Superman's identity.

Season 2 (1997–98)

Episodes of season two originally aired Saturday mornings prior to The New Batman/Superman Adventures.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Villain	Director	Writer	Airdate

Season 3 (1998–2000)

Episodes of season three originally aired in the Kids WB! block of The New Batman/Superman Adventures.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Villain	Director	Writer	Airdate

Crossovers

Main articles: List of The New Batman Adventures episodes and List of Static Shock episodes

#	S	Title	Director	Writer	Series	Airdate

References

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