Superman: The Animated Series Season 1

Season 1

Air date: 1996-09-06

Episodes: 13

Episodes

E1: 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.

Air date: 1996-09-06 • ★ 7.6

E2: The Last Son of Krypton (2)

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

Air date: 1996-09-06 • ★ 7.2

E3: 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.

Air date: 1996-09-06 • ★ 6.5

E4: Fun and Games

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

Air date: 1996-09-07 • ★ 6.8

E5: 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.

Air date: 1996-09-14 • ★ 6.4

E6: 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.

Air date: 1996-09-21 • ★ 6.2

E7: 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.

Air date: 1996-10-19 • ★ 6.5

E8: 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.

Air date: 1996-11-02 • ★ 7

E9: 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.

Air date: 1996-11-09 • ★ 7.2

E10: 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".

Air date: 1996-11-16 • ★ 6.6

E11: 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.

Air date: 1996-11-23 • ★ 5.6

E12: 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.

Air date: 1997-02-01 • ★ 6.2

E13: 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.

Air date: 1997-02-15 • ★ 7