Series DC Animated Universe
Superman: The Animated Series season 2
Season 2 · DC Animated Universe · Sep 8, 1997 · 28 episodes
Plot
Season 2, 28 episodes, first aired Sep 8, 1997.
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: Blasts from the Past (1)
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.
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Episode 2: Blasts from the Past (2)
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.
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Episode 3: The Prometheon
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.
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Episode 4: Speed Demons
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.
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Episode 5: Livewire
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.
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Episode 6: Identity Crisis
Superman 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
Lois is the "target" of explosive revenge from a one-time Lexcorp inventor, named Edward Lytener.
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Episode 8: Mxyzpixilated
The 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
On an island with an active volcano that is about to erupt, Metallo appears with temporary amnesia.
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Episode 10: Double Dose
Livewire 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
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.
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Episode 12: Brave New Metropolis
Lois stumbles into a parallel world where Superman and Lex Luthor work together as dictators of Metropolis.
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Episode 13: Monkey Fun
A monkey returned to earth from space begins to grow incredibly large and threatens Metropolis.
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Episode 14: Ghost in the Machine
Lex 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
Kalibak, 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)
Batman 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)
Lois 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)
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.
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Episode 19: The Hand of Fate
When 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
Bizarro learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.
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Episode 21: Prototype
A 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
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.
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Episode 24: Warrior Queen
Maxima, Queen of Almerac, kidnaps Superman with the intent of making him her husband.
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Episode 25: Apokolips... Now! (1)
Superman 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)
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.
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Episode 27: Little Girl Lost (1)
Superman 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)
When Superman is captured by Granny Goodness and her Female Furies, Supergirl follows them to the planet Apokolips to rescue him.
Order
In-universe 1997 · DC DC Animated Universe
- Release order49 of 343Previous: SteelNext: The New Batman Adventures season 1
- DC Animated Universe story order7 of 27Previous: Superman: The Animated Series season 1Next: The New Batman Adventures season 1