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Season 1

13 episodes · 1996

  1. 1

    The Last Son of Krypton (1)

    Sep 6, 199621 min★ 8.3

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

  2. 2

    The Last Son of Krypton (2)

    Sep 6, 199621 min★ 8.0

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

  3. 3

    The Last Son of Krypton (3)

    Sep 6, 199621 min★ 8.0

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

  4. 4

    Fun and Games

    Sep 7, 199621 min★ 7.5

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

  5. 5

    A Little Piece of Home

    Sep 14, 199621 min★ 7.6

    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.

  6. 6

    Feeding Time

    Sep 21, 199621 min★ 7.6

    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.

  7. 7

    The Way of All Flesh

    Oct 19, 199621 min★ 8.1

    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.

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    Stolen Memories

    Nov 2, 199621 min★ 8.2

    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.

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    The Main Man (1)

    Nov 9, 199621 min★ 7.9

    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.

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    The Main Man (2)

    Nov 16, 199621 min★ 7.7

    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. 11

    My Girl

    Nov 23, 199621 min★ 7.7

    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.

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    Tools of the Trade

    Feb 1, 199721 min★ 7.4

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

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    Two's a Crowd

    Feb 15, 199721 min★ 7.4

    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.