Season 1
🎬 13 Episodes 📅 1996 ⏱ 21 min
Superman: The Animated Series brings the Man of Steel's timeless struggle to life, capturing the tender moments between duty and desire beneath the neon glow of Metropolis. When danger strikes those he holds dear, the hero realizes that being invincible means nothing if you cannot protect the people who make you human. Every punch thrown and sky crossed becomes a meditation on sacrifice, as animation and action intertwine to reveal that the greatest power lies not in strength, but in the choice to stand for something beyond yourself.
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📊 Season Stats
13
Episodes
1996
Year
21
min / ep
4.6
Watch Hours
1/3
Season No.
⭐ 7.7
Best Episode
Ep. 8 · Stolen Memories
🎬 Episodes 13 episodes
1
⭐ 7.5
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.
🎬 Dan Riba ✍️ Paul Dini
2
⭐ 7.2
The Last Son of Krypton (2)
Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and, as an adult, presents himself to Metropolis as Superman.
🎬 Curt Geda ✍️ Paul Dini
3
⭐ 6.9
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.
🎬 Dan Riba ✍️ Paul Dini
4
⭐ 7.3
Fun and Games
Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.
🎬 Kazuhide Tomonaga ✍️ Marty Isenberg
5
⭐ 7.0
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.
🎬 Toshihiko Masuda ✍️ Hilary Bader
6
⭐ 7.2
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.
🎬 Curt Geda ✍️ Bob Goodman
7
⭐ 7.2
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.
🎬 Kenji Hachizaki ✍️ Stan Berkowitz
8
⭐ 7.7
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.
🎬 Curt Geda ✍️ Rich Fogel
9
⭐ 7.1
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.
🎬 Dan Riba ✍️ Paul Dini
10
⭐ 6.8
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".
🎬 Dan Riba ✍️ Paul Dini
11
⭐ 5.8
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.
🎬 Yuichiro Yano ✍️ Hilary Bader
12
⭐ 7.0
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.
🎬 Curt Geda ✍️ Mark Evanier
13
⭐ 7.0
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.
🎬 Hiroyuki Aoyama ✍️ Stan Berkowitz