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Superman: The Animated Series season 1
Season 1 · DC Animated Universe · Sep 6, 1996 · 13 episodes
Plot
Season 1, 13 episodes, first aired Sep 6, 1996.
About the show
Set in present day Metropolis against the backdrop of a bright, urban landscape, the ageless superhero combats sinister villains and rescues innocent victims in exciting new stories based on universal themes encompassing the same time-honored tradition of the classic Superman legend.
Episodes
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Episode 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.
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Episode 2: The Last Son of Krypton (2)
Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and, as an adult, presents himself to Metropolis as Superman.
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Episode 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.
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Episode 4: Fun and Games
Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.
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Episode 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.
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Episode 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.
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Episode 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.
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Episode 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.
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Episode 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.
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Episode 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".
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Episode 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.
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Episode 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.
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Episode 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.
Order
In-universe 1996 · DC DC Animated Universe