Superman: The Animated Series

Sep 6, 1996

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

Sep 6, 1996

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

Sep 6, 1996

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

Sep 7, 1996

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

Sep 14, 1996

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.

Sep 21, 1996

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.

Oct 19, 1996

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.

Nov 2, 1996

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.

Nov 9, 1996

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.

Nov 16, 1996

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".

Nov 23, 1996

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.

Feb 1, 1997

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

Feb 15, 1997

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.

Sep 8, 1997

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.

Sep 9, 1997

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.

Sep 12, 1997

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.

Sep 13, 1997

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.

Sep 13, 1997

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.

Sep 15, 1997

Superman encounters Bizarro, an imperfect genetic double of The Man of Steel, who tries to take Superman's place as Metropolis' hero.

Sep 19, 1997

Lois is the "target" of explosive revenge from a one-time Lexcorp inventor, named Edward Lytener.

Sep 20, 1997

The Man of Steel is challenged to a battle of wits by Mxyzptlk, a playful yet pixilating imp from the fifth dimension.

Sep 20, 1997

On an island with an active volcano that is about to erupt, Metallo appears with temporary amnesia.

Sep 22, 1997

Livewire escapes from prison, eager to attain revenge on Superman -- something that she hopes to achieve by teaming up with the Parasite.

Sep 26, 1997

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.

Sep 27, 1997

Lois stumbles into a parallel world where Superman and Lex Luthor work together as dictators of Metropolis.

Sep 27, 1997

A monkey returned to earth from space begins to grow incredibly large and threatens Metropolis.

Sep 29, 1997

Lex Luthor is forced to build a new body for Brainiac who has downloaded himself into LexCorp's computers.

Oct 3, 1997

Kalibak, the son of Darkseid, comes to Metropolis to kill Superman, and prove himself to his father.

Oct 4, 1997

Batman travels to Metropolis when the Joker steals a solid Kryptonite statue and makes a deal with Lex Luthor to kill Superman.

Oct 4, 1997

Lois Lane becomes romantically tied to Bruce Wayne and is kidnapped by the Joker in an attempt to lure superman to his death.

Oct 4, 1997

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.

Oct 6, 1997

When an evil demon is unleashed, Superman attempts to enlist the aid of the now disinterested wizard superhero Doctor Fate.

Oct 10, 1997

Bizarro learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.

Oct 11, 1997

A suit of power armor is given to police officer who unfortunately is corrupted by the power it gives him.

Nov 1, 1997

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.

Nov 8, 1997

Superman teams up with Steel to deal with Metallo.

Nov 22, 1997

Maxima, Queen of Almerac, kidnaps Superman with the intent of making him her husband.

Feb 7, 1998

Superman teams up with Orion, an escapee from Apokolips, to take on Darkseid as he prepares to attack Earth.

Feb 14, 1998

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.

May 2, 1998

Superman rescues and brings home the sole survivor of the lost Kryptonian colony of Argos, the rambunctious Kara aka Supergirl.

May 2, 1998

When Superman is captured by Granny Goodness and her Female Furies, Supergirl follows them to the planet Apokolips to rescue him.

Sep 19, 1998

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.

Oct 10, 1998

After Bruce Wayne is kidnapped, Superman must go undercover as Batman to find him.

Oct 31, 1998

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.

Nov 14, 1998

Superman must stop the Toyman as he tries to abduct Darci Mason a popular supermodel and robot created by the Toyman.

Nov 21, 1998

Mr. Mxypzptlk magically transports Bizarro back to Metropolis in order to torment Superman.

Jan 16, 1999

Superman stumbles across a world ruled by Phantom Zone criminals and tyrants Jax-Ur and Mala.

Feb 6, 1999

Superman teams up with Kyle Rayner the new Green Lantern in order to stop Sinestro.

Feb 20, 1999

Jimmy becomes known as Superman's pal, which although may sound cool at first, it certainly attracts lots of trouble to Jimmy.

May 8, 1999

Marine animals attack Metropolis because Lex Luthor has captured Aquaman.

May 15, 1999

Superman and Supergirl team up to save Smallville from an alien menance.

Sep 18, 1999

Superman and Batman team up against an aging Ra's Al Ghul who sees Superman as the key to his continued immortality.

Feb 5, 2000

Superman is stripped of his memory and is adopted by Darkseid in an effort to take over Earth.

Feb 12, 2000

Superman breaks free of Darkseid's control and goes to Apokolips to try to stop Darkseid once and for all.