Superman: The Animated Series/Episodes

Series Overview

Color	Season	Episodes	Toonami Premiere	Toonami Finale
	1	13	November 13, 2000	November 30, 2000
	2	28	November 17, 2000	January 12, 2001
	3	10	February 19, 2001	March 8, 2001
	4	03	February 21, 2001	February 28, 2001
	Movie	01	November 17, 2000
	Movie	01	June 17, 2006

Season 1 (1996-1997)

No.	Episode Title	Directors	Writers	Original Airdate	Toonami Airdate
01	"The Last Son of Krypton, Part I"	Dan Riba	Alan Burnett & Paul Dini	September 6, 1996	November 13, 2000
Jor-El, a Kryptonian scientist and Council Member, rescues his son Kal-El from the dying planet by launching the baby to Earth.
02	"The Last Son of Krypton, Part II"	Scott Jeralds & Curt Geda	Alan Burnett & Paul Dini	September 6, 1996	November 14, 2000
Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and as an adult presents himself to Metropolis as Superman.
03	"The Last Son of Krypton, Part III"	Bruce Timm & Dan Riba	Alan Burnett & Paul Dini	September 6, 1996	November 15, 2000
Superman thwarts a plot by Lex Luthor to sell the LEXO-SKEL SUIT 5000 to Kaznian terrorists, via their agent John Corben.
04	"Fun and Games"	Kazuhide Tomonaga	Robert N. Skir & Marty Isenberg	September 7, 1996	November 16, 2000
Gangster Bruno Mannheim is running into problems with the mysterious Toyman, who uses children's toys and games to cause violence. When he abducts Mannheim and Lois, Superman must put a stop to his deadly games.
05	"A Little Piece of Home"	Toshihiko Masuda	Hilary J. Bader	September 14, 1996	November 20, 2000
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.
06	"Feeding Time"	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	September 21, 1996	November 22, 2000
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.
07	"The Way of All Flesh"	Kenji Hachizaki	Stan Berkowitz	October 19, 1996	November 21, 2000
Thanks to the orchestrations of Lex Luthor, terrorist John Corben becomes Metallo, a skin-covered cyborg with a Kryptonite heart. Luthor then sets the supervillain on a quest to kill Superman.
08	"Stolen Memories"	Curt Geda	Rich Fogel	November 2, 1996	November 24, 2000
Brainiac, once Krypton's all-knowing planetary computer, comes to Earth as part of his information-gathering trek across the galaxy, and partners with Lex Luthor on the basis of giving technological progress to humanity. But, Superman discovers Brainiac's intent after gathering the world's knowledge is to destroy the Earth.
09	"The Main Man, Part 1"	Dan Riba	Paul Dini	November 9, 1996	November 23, 2000
Intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo is employed to capture the Man of Steel for the rare-species-collecting Preserver, who is obsessed with keeping endangered species in captivity to protect them and prevent their extinction. Superman, the last Kryptonian, is the latest addition to his collection. Upon realizing that Lobo is the last Czarnian (having killed all the others himself), he betrays the bounty hunter and adds him to the collection as well.
10	"The Main Man, Part 2"	Dan Riba	Paul Dini	November 16, 1996	November 28, 2000
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."
11	"My Girl"	Yuichiro Yano	Hilary J. Bader	November 23, 1996	November 27, 2000
Clark's high school sweetheart Lana Lang comes to Metropolis, and puts her own life in danger by trying to spy on Lex Luthor for Superman.
12	"Tools of the Trade"	Curt Geda	Mark Evanier	February 1, 1997	November 29, 2000
Bruno Mannheim's Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from a mysterious backer, while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers.
13	"Two's a Crowd"	Hiroyuki Aoyama	Stan Berkowitz	February 15, 1997	November 30, 2000
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.

Season 2 (1997-1998)

No.	Episode Title	Directors	Writers	Original Airdate	Toonami Airdate
14	"Blasts From the Past, Part 1"	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	September 8, 1997	December 5, 2000
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.
15	"Blasts From the Past, Part 2"	Dan Riba	Robert Goodman	September 9, 1997	December 6, 2000
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 on Metropolis begin, it's up to Lois and Professor Hamilton to rescue the Man of Steel in time.
16	"The Prometheon"	Nobuo Tomizawa	Stan Berkowitz & Alan Burnett	September 12, 1997	December 26, 2000
A giant humanoid creature with incredible strength and heat-sapping abilities, falls to Earth and now threatens the planet. Superman must stop the creature's advance and send it back into outer space before it destroys Metropolis.
17	"Speed Demons"	Toshihiko Masuda	Rich Fogel	September 13, 1997	December 15, 2000
Superman and the Flash stage a charity race to find out who is the "Fastest Man Alive". But the villainous Weather Wizard plans to use the hero's power to his own advantage in order to become rich, even if it means the destruction of Metropolis.
18	"Livewire"	Curt Geda	Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer	September 13, 1997	December 11, 2000
Leslie Willis, an obnoxious shock jock and notorious critic of Superman, holds a rock concert during a thunderstorm. When lightning strikes Willis, she is transformed into the electric-powered supervillainess Livewire, and begins her media-crazed rampage to drain Metropolis' power and kill Superman.
19	"Identity Crisis"	Curt Geda	Robert Goodman & Joe R. Lansdale	September 15, 1997	December 13, 2000
Superman encounters Bizarro, an imperfect genetic double of The Man of Steel, who tries to take Superman's place as Metropolis' hero.
20	"Target"	Curt Geda	Hilary Bader	September 19, 1997	December 12, 2000
Lois finds herself marked for death by a stalker, and it's up to her and Superman to find out who the mysterious aggressor is before it's too late.
21	"Mxyzpixilated"	Dan Riba	Paul Dini	September 20, 1997	December 14, 2000
Superman must repeatedly deal with Mr. Mxyzptlk a strange and powerful being from the fifth dimension, who can only be sent back to his own dimension when he says his own name backwards.
22	"Action Figures"	Kenji Hachizaki	Hilary Bader	September 20, 1997	December 8, 2000
An amnesiac Metallo reemerges from the ocean and washes ashore a volcanic island. Two children find him and make him their friend. As Metallo gradually remembers more of his past, he becomes evil again and seeks revenge on Superman.
23	"Double Dose"	Yuichiro Yano	Hilary Bader	September 22, 1997	December 18, 2000
Livewire manages to escape from prison and tries to get revenge on Superman, but once again, she underestimates his skills. So, she convinces an unlikely ally - the Parasite - to help her in taking Superman out for good.
24	"Solar Power"	Kazuhide Tomonaga	Robert Goodman	September 26, 1997	December 19, 2000
Lois' stalker Edward Lytener returns as Luminus to seek revenge against Superman, with a way to depower him by tinting the sunlight red to match the red Kryptonian sun.
25	"Brave New Metropolis"	Curt Geda	Stan Berkowitz & Alan Burnett	September 27, 1997	December 20, 2000
Lois is thrown into a parallel universe of Metropolis where Lex Luthor and Superman work together and rule as dictators. In this world, the alternate Lois Lane was killed and her death traumatized Superman enough to join forces with Lex to create a police state of control. When Lois learns how much Superman cared for her, she desperately seeks a way back home so she can share her true feelings for him as well.
26	"Monkey Fun"	Curt Geda	Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer	September 27, 1997	December 21, 2000
A monkey is found floating in space, returning from years of suspended animation in his ship. It turns out the monkey, named Titano, was a beloved companion of Lois during her childhood. In space, Titano encountered a radioactive asteroid, causing him to mutate on Earth and become big trouble for Superman and Metropolis.
27	"Ghost in the Machine"	Hiroyuki Aoyama	Rich Fogel	September 29, 1997	December 7, 2000
Brainiac’s consciousness takes control of LexCorp’s computer systems and traps Luthor in his own laboratory, forcing him to rebuild Brainiac’s primary body in secret. After Clark questions why Lex is missing from his office, Superman and Mercy Graves team up to investigate his disappearance.
28	"Father's Day"	Dan Riba	Mark Evanier & Steve Gerber	October 3, 1997	December 27, 2000
To curry his father’s favor, the New God brute Kalibak goes to Earth to destroy Superman. Meanwhile, Clark’s parents Jonathan and Martha Kent are visiting him in Metropolis for Father’s Day. The city takes a beating as the two sons battle it out.
29	"World's Finest, Part 1"	Toshihiko Masuda	Alan Burnett, Paul Dini & Rich Fogel	October 4, 1997	November 17, 2000
The Joker steals a large piece of Kryptonite and then comes to Metropolis, offering to kill Superman for Lex Luthor in exchange for one billion dollars. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne pays a visit to Metropolis to negotiate a business deal with Lex. Bruce also uses this opportunity to suit up as Batman and hunt the clown. Superman uses his X-ray vision to discover Batman's identity, but in turn Batman uses a tracking device on Superman's cape to discover his.
30	"World's Finest, Part 2"	Toshihiko Masuda	Alan Burnett, Paul Dini & Steve Gerber	October 4, 1997	November 17, 2000
The Joker kidnaps Lois Lane and uses her as bait in an attempt to kill Superman. First Superman wears a lead suit, but Joker uses acid from his flower to melt through the suit. Batman manages to stop him and save the two, causing Lex Luthor to become irritated and give the Joker one last chance to defeat the two heroes.
31	"World's Finest, Part 3"	Toshihiko Masuda	Alan Burnett, Paul Dini & Steve Gerber	October 4, 1997	November 17, 2000
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.
32	"Bizarro's World"	Hiroyuki Aoyama	Robert Goodman	October 10, 1997	January 1, 2001
Bizarro, after visiting Superman's Fortress of Solitude, learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.
33	"The Hand of Fate"	Dan Riba	Hilary Bader & Stan Berkowitz	October 11, 1997	December 28, 2000
When an evil demon named Lord Karkull is unleashed, Superman attempts to enlist the aid of the now retired wizard superhero, Doctor Fate.
34	"Prototype"	Curt Geda	Hilary Bader	October 11, 1997	January 2, 2001
LexCorp and John Henry Irons design a powerful prototype armor suit for the Metropolis SCU, which Lex hopes will make Superman’s services unneeded. The SCU officer who pilots the suit, Sergeant Mills, proves a useful partner to Superman at first, but the suit soon corrupts the officer’s mind, making him violently unstable. Irons is discouraged over the failure of his project, but Superman convinces him that it would be a valuable tool if Irons can find a way to stabilize it.
35	"The Late Mr. Kent"	Kenji Hachizaki	Stan Berkowitz	November 1, 1997	January 3, 2001
Clark Kent has evidence to clear a condemned man from the death sentence, but the situation complicates when Superman survives a murder attempt on Clark planned by dirty cop, Detective Bowman. Superman doesn’t want to sacrifice his dual identity, but he doesn’t want an innocent man to be killed for a crime he didn’t commit.
36	"Heavy Metal"	Curt Geda	Hilary Bader	November 8, 1997	January 8, 2001
John Henry Irons, an ex-employee of LexCorp, has lately been developing a new, advanced suit for himself. When Superman is caught off guard from the reappearance of Metallo, Irons must suit-up as Steel to help the Man of Steel.
37	"Warrior Queen"	Curt Geda	Hilary Bader	November 22, 1997	January 10, 2001
Maxima, the stuck-up queen of an alien empire, discovers her perfect mate - Superman. She takes Superman back to her native planet only to learn she has been deposed due to public outrage against her.
38	"Apokolips...Now!, Part 1"	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel & Bruce W. Timm	February 7, 1998	January 4, 2001
Bruno Mannheim and Intergang have returned to Earth, but their antics are only a prelude to Darkseid’s all-out assault on Earth and Superman. The courageous officer Dan Turpin helps Superman fight off swarms of Apokolips’ demons. They limp on until a warrior from New Genesis, named Orion, arrives to assist them in the war. Orion, who is badly hurt is taken to STAR Labs for medical attention. Orion recovers quickly and explains the essential facts of the history between the two worlds and that Darkseid seeks to dominate Earth.
39	"Apokolips...Now!, Part 2"	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel & Bruce W. Timm	February 14, 1998	January 9, 2001
After a successful attempt to stop Darkseids plans, the invasion of Earth begins and Superman gets captured and tortured. The people of Metropolis resist and try to fight the evil lord. Superman manages to free himself from his bonds and subsequently a fleet of New Genesis ships arrives to stop Darkseid. Orion informs Darkseid that the ruler of New Genesis; the wise and powerful High Father has placed Earth under his protection and as such any further aggression will breach the peace treaty between New Genisis and Apokolips. Superman is able to stop Darkseid's advance, but not without losses.
40	"Little Girl Lost, Part 1"	Curt Geda	Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer	May 2, 1998	January 11, 2001
Superman discovers Kara, the last survivor of a Kryptonian colony named Argo, who takes the identity of his cousin and becomes Supergirl. Anxious to fight crime like Superman, Kara soon gets more than she asked for as she and Jimmy Olsen stumble upon a teenage Intergang operation, led by the sadistic Granny Goodness.
41	"Little Girl Lost, Part 2"	Curt Geda	Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer & Rich Fogel	May 2, 1998	January 12, 2001
Supergirl and Jimmy are able to eradicate Granny’s manipulative hold over the teenagers, but the mistress of Apokolips wants revenge. She summons her Female Furies to teach Supergirl some manners. Suddenly, Superman comes to the rescue and fights the furies, but they manage to defeat him and take him to Apokolips to face Darkseid. It's now up to Supergirl to rescue her long lost cousin.

Season 3 (1998-1999)

No.	Episode Title	Directors	Writers	Original Airdate	Toonami Airdate
42	"Where There's Smoke"	Dan Riba	Hilary J. Bader	September 19, 1998	February 19, 2001
Superman gets caught in the middle of a fight between Volcana, a woman with powerful paranormal skills, and the government agents that want to turn her into a weapon.
43	"Knight Time"	Curt Geda	Robert Goodman	October 10, 1998	February 23, 2001
Superman learns that the Dark Knight has been missing from Gotham for some time now. Superman finds Robin, who has been battling all the crime in Batman’s absence. Disguised as Batman, Superman helps Robin investigate why his partner has disappeared, leading to a confrontation with Brainiac.
44	"New Kids in Town"	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz & Rich Fogel	October 31, 1998	February 20, 2001
Brainiac travels back in time from the year 2979 to destroy a young Clark Kent before he can become Superman. The Legion of Superheroes, however, send three of their own to stop him: Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and Chameleon Boy.
45	"Obsession"	Dan Riba	Andrew Donkin & Ron Fogelman	November 14, 1998	February 27, 2001
Lana Lang is in Metropolis managing a series of fashion shows featuring the latest top model, Darci. Coincidently, there have been numerous attacks at these shows, all involving robots and toys sent by the twisted Toyman. He is trying to kidnap Darci, but what is her connection to him?
46	"Little Big Head Man"	Shin-Ichi Tsuji	Paul Dini & Robert Goodman	November 21, 1998	March 6, 2001
Mister Mxyzptlk, returns and tricks Bizarro into attacking Superman. The Man of Steel must use both brawn and intellect to fight the formidable duo.
47	"Absolute Power"	Butch Lukic	Hilary J. Bader & Alan Burnett	January 16, 1999	February 26, 2001
Jax-Ur and Mala have escaped from the Phantom Zone and have subjugated an entire planet, ironically dubbing it “New Krypton.” After rescuing a distraught spaceship from a black hole, Superman stumbles upon New Krypton. At first, he feels he should leave Jax-Ur and Mala alone to rule as they please, but he reconsiders when he sees they are secretly creating a navy with the intent of attacking Earth.
48	"In Brightest Day…"	Butch Lukic	Hilary J. Bader	February 6, 1999	March 1, 2001
A member of the Green Lantern Corps crash-lands on Earth and passes his ring on to Kyle Rayner – a Daily Planet artist who becomes the next Green Lantern. With Superman’s help, Kyle learns the power of the ring and quickly becomes a valuable partner. They work together to battle the power-hungry, ruthless opponent Sinestro.
49	"Superman's Pal"	Kazumi Fukushima	Robert Goodman	February 20, 1999	March 5, 2001
Jimmy Olsen garners unwanted attention after news reporter Angela Chen dubs him “Superman’s Pal”. Jimmy soon runs into more trouble than usual, so Superman must come to his rescue more often. Meanwhile, Jimmy has begun dating a young Daily Planet intern, who has a “thing” for metal. She uses Jimmy to lure Superman into a trap – a confrontation with one of Superman’s strongest enemies...Metallo.
50	"A Fish Story"	Shin-Ichi Tsuji	Hilary J. Bader & Rich Fogel	May 8, 1999	March 8, 2001
Creatures of the sea are acting in strange and aggressive ways lately. It turns out Lex Luthor is undergoing an unethical, underwater experiment and has also imprisoned the legendary Aquaman. Lois and Clark must help Aquaman before a war breaks out between Earth and the City of Atlantis.
51	"Unity"	Shin-Ichi Tsuji	Paul Dini & Rich Fogel	May 15, 1999	March 7, 2001
Supergirl must save Smallville, and the world, from the Reverend, a gargantuan scouting probe disguised as a human reverend named Powell, as well as its master, an even larger alien parasite that wishes to unite Earth's inhabitants in perpetual unity.

Season 4 (1999-2000)

No.	Episode Title	Directors	Writers	Original Airdate	Toonami Airdate
52	"The Demon Reborn"	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel	September 18, 1999	February 28, 2001
Ra's Al Ghul and his League of Shadows arrive in Metropolis to steal a mythical staff currently on exhibit. Ra's intends to use the staff to steal Superman’s powers and transfer them to himself. It is up to Batman to locate and rescue Superman from the immortal foe.
53	"Legacy, Part 1"	Curt Geda	Rich Fogel	February 5, 2000	February 21, 2001
Darkseid brainwashes Superman into believing he was raised on Apokolips and that he is loyal to the dark ruler. Superman has been missing from Metropolis for some time, so Supergirl steps in to maintain peace in the city. Darkseid turns Superman loose against Earth to use his victim to attack his own adopted home world.
54	"Legacy, Part 2"	Dan Riba	Paul Dini & Rich Fogel	February 12, 2000	February 22, 2001
Lex Luthor halts the invasion by temporarily weakening Superman. The Man of Steel has time to recover from Darkseid’s control, but he is imprisoned by the military and is sentenced to death. Lois helps Superman escape so he may pursue Darkseid. On Apokolips, the two titans have an epic final battle to conclude the series.

World's Finest

World's Finest is a three part story arc from Superman: The Animated Series, episodes 29-31, written by Stan Berkowitz, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Rich Fogel, and Steve Gerber. It is the series' first crossover with Batman: The Animated Series. Originally, this three-parter aired back-to-back on The WB network as a movie event on October 4, 1997, as it did on Toonami on November 17, 2000. It was later released on VHS and DVD as The Batman/Superman Movie, along with being included in the DVD release of the series.

No.	Episode Title	Directors	Writers	Original Airdate	Toonami Airdate
01	"World's Finest"	Toshihiko Masuda	Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Rich Fogel & Steve Gerber	October 4, 1997	November 17, 2000
World's Finest depicts the first meeting of Batman and Superman, when Batman comes to Metropolis in pursuit of the Joker, who has offered to kill Superman for Lex Luthor. Superman finds himself out of his depth when matched against Joker's cunning and unpredictability, while Batman has trouble with the resources Luthor provides to the Joker. Both heroes must agree to overcome their differences in order to put a stop to the Joker and Luthor.

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

Superman: Brainiac Attacks is a 2006 direct-to-video animated film with production designs based on Superman: The Animated Series from Warner Bros. Animation, released on June 20, 2006 and aired as part of the Toonami block on June 17, 2006. The film features Superman battling the forces of Lex Luthor and Brainiac, while also focusing on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane.

Though the film's visual style is the same as Superman: The Animated Series (as are the majority of its returning voice cast), it is not in continuity with the DC animated universe.

No.	Episode Title	Directors	Writers	Release Date	Toonami Airdate
01	"Superman: Brainiac Attacks"	Curt Geda	Duane Capizzi & Christopher Simmons	June 20, 2006	June 17, 2006
Embittered by Superman's heroic successes and soaring popularity, Lex Luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computer/villain Brainiac. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of Kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, Luthor specifically redesigns Brainiac to defeat the Man of Steel.

References

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