Superman: The Animated Series

1The Last Son of Krypton (1)

21 minSep 6, 1996★ 7.5

Jor-El, a Kryptonian scientist and Council Member, rescues his son Kal-El from the dying planet by launching the baby to Earth.

2The Last Son of Krypton (2)

21 minSep 6, 1996★ 7.2

Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and, as an adult, presents himself to Metropolis as Superman.

3The Last Son of Krypton (3)

21 minSep 6, 1996★ 6.9

Superman thwarts a plot by Lex Luthor to sell the LEXO-SKEL SUIT 5000 to Kaznian terrorists, via their agent John Corben.

4Fun and Games

21 minSep 7, 1996★ 7.3

Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.

5A Little Piece of Home

21 minSep 14, 1996★ 7.0

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.

6Feeding Time

21 minSep 21, 1996★ 7.2

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.

7The Way of All Flesh

21 minOct 19, 1996★ 7.3

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.

8Stolen Memories

21 minNov 2, 1996★ 7.6

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.

9The Main Man (1)

21 minNov 9, 1996★ 7.2

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.

10The Main Man (2)

21 minNov 16, 1996★ 6.9

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".

11My Girl

21 minNov 23, 1996★ 5.8

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.

12Tools of the Trade

21 minFeb 1, 1997★ 7.0

Bruno Mannheim's Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from Darkseid, while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers.

13Two's a Crowd

21 minFeb 15, 1997★ 7.0

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.