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"Superman" was an animated series that premiered on September 6, 1996. Created to follow the success of "Batman: The Animated Series," and based on the popular Superman comics created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the cartoon series focused on the adventures of Superman, an incredibly powerful crime fighter... more »

"Superman" was an animated series that premiered on September 6, 1996. Created to follow the success of "Batman: The Animated Series," and based on the popular Superman comics created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the cartoon series focused on the adventures of Superman, an incredibly powerful crime fighter from the planet Krypton, who defends Metropolis from a variety of supercriminals that include Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Metallo, The Parasite, Livewire, The Toyman, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bizarro, Darkseid, Lobo, Jax-Ur, and Mala. Superman's secret identity is that of Clark Kent, a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper "The Daily Planet". There he worked with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.

The series opened with an hour and a half long special that featured the exploits of Superman's Kryptonian father, Jor-El, who was attempting to save their planet from a world-wide catastrophe which the planet's artificial intelligence system, Brainiac, was trying to cover up, and continued through Superman's first public appearance in Metropolis. In later seasons, the show featured guest appearances by a variety of other famous comic book heroes including Supergirl, Batman, Robin, The Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Dr. Fate, Steel, and The New Gods. In 1997, episodes of "Superman" were broadcast alongside episodes of "The New Batman Adventures" and reruns of "Batman: the Animated Series" under the title "The New Batman/Superman Adventures".less «

• Where is Superman?

  Is Toon Disney getting rid of Superman? It seems that they are showing a couple hours a day of Spiderman and nothing of Superman. He's gone from evening to early morning to now only on weekends. BTAS airings has also been cut back. I don't even like any of the Marvel shows, so this is very aggrivating.

  Is Toon Disney getting rid of Superman? It seems that they are showing a couple hours a day of Spiderman and nothing of Superman. He's gone from evening to early morning to now only on weekends. BTAS airings has also been cut back. I don't even like any of the Marvel shows, so this is very aggrivating. less «

  dbcsdragon Last online 2 days ago
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• OMG! They're killing off Superman's arch foes on Jusitce League!

  It's kind of sad in a way. I'm going to miss the Parasite and Livewire. With most of them being gone, does this mean Metrop...more »

  It's kind of sad in a way. I'm going to miss the Parasite and Livewire. With most of them being gone, does this mean Metropolis will be peaceful? The only thing they will have to worry about is tornadoes,  everyday crooks, and earthquakes. Let's see here: Metallo: Circuits fried by Grodd Parasite: Frozen and blown up. Livewire: May have been blown up too. Bruno Manheim: Betrayed by Darkseid and got blown up on SupermanTAS. Darcie (female robot): melted on Static Shock episode, "Toys in the Hood." Jax ur and Mala: Trapped in a blackhole back in SupermanTAS. Brainiac: Hmm......May have actually perished. Not sure, though. Toyman, Bizarro, Weather Wizard, Volcana, Lex Luthor, and Darkseid are still alive in "Alive" episode. I can't wait to see what will happen to them in Destroyer.  less «

  ToniMontana804
  8 comments, last one Jun 10, 2009 + Add Comment

• How does Superman:tas compare to Batman:tas

  How does Superman:tas compare to Batman:tas. i really enjoyed batman and wondered whether this was better or worse (or the s...more »

  How does Superman:tas compare to Batman:tas. i really enjoyed batman and wondered whether this was better or worse (or the same). ive watched the first two episoded so far and loved the characters design style (much more 50s style then justice league) but found some of the animation a bit dodgy. also which superman has the best voice: original or justice league?less «

  matthewryan2k Last online Jul 18, 2008
  38 comments, last one Mar 18, 2009 + Add Comment

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  10 Perfect

  Serving as both one more crossover with the Dark Knight and a more proper, unofficial series finale to The New Batman Adventures, Batman returns to Superman: The Animated Series. Time for some destiny fulfillin'? hide « show »

  Fantastic episode, the last episode before the phenomenal two-part series finale in fact. Batman/Bruce Wayne returns to Superman: The Animated Series after his own revamp show has already ended, having one more epic confrontation with Ra's Al Ghul along the way. Crossovers are always fun, just look at Buffy & Angel or some of the Star Trek shows for examples why. But with Bruce Timm's DC Animated Universe, they're always memorable, this one possibly being the best (well, next to "Epilogue" in JLU). This is the final time Clark and Bruce will interact before the forming of the Justice League begins and it's shown here most notably that even a hero like Superman can always need some saving.

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  Shadow_Resident Added Sep 23, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.6 Superb

  Superman: The Animated Series follows the story of Clark Kent (a.k.a Superman, Kal-el) as he fights off a multitude of villians in Metropolis including famous characters such as Darkseid, Brainiac, and of course the infamous Les Luthor. hide « show »

  Superman: The Animated Series is a show that any fan of Superman will enjoy. It does a marvelous job of capturing the magic of Superman through all aspects. If you like Superman comics, books, movies, or you just want to watch something a little different from most cartoons then Superman: The Animated Series might be what you are looking for.
  
  Superman came from the ancient planet Krypton which was destroyed when a series of chain reactions from within the planet destroyed itself. Kal-El's father, Jor-El, knew of this beforehand yet couldn't convince the other Kryptonians that it was actually true because their "all knowing" computer system, Brainiac, said otherwise. In a desperate attempt to save his son Jor-El launched him into space in a specially designed pod that was created for Kal-El in the even that he must use it to escape the doomed planet.
  
  Kal-El made it to Earth and was found by Johnathan and Martha Kent. Johnathan and Martha raised Kal-El as Clark Kent who was later secretly Superboy as a teenager in the small Kansas town known as Smallville.
  
  After being Superboy in the small Kansas town, Smallville, Clark moved to the big city (Metropolis) and took on the new persona, SuperMAN. Under this new persona Superman fights off evil that threatens the life of Metropolis; his love interest, Lois Lane; and his best friend, Jimmy Olsen, and ultimately saves the city of Metropolis from certain desctruction mutliple times.
  
  Overall Score: 9.6
  
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  dirtydog1992 Added Jul 7, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.8 Superb

  Four words. One promise. Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Superman: The Animated Series holds true to the Superman I know best. He fights the bag guys. He never lets ANYONE die. His love belongs to Lois Lane. And he's a farm boy at heart. hide « show »

  Superman has been around for 70 years. Exactly 70 years, as we celebrated the birth of his legacy this past February 29th. Superman has a strict code kept about him. He never kills. He never lies (except of course, when portraying himself as Clark Kent, keeping his superpowers a secret). He grew up on a humble farm with loving parents. If any writer were to stray from the tight guideline surrounding the Man of Steel, the story would be rejected at large by all Kal-El's true fans.
  
  And now we come to my opinion of the show.
  
  I give this show a 9.8 out of 10! The 0.2 points taken away are only the result of some awkward animations throught the series. This show is, and will always be, a classic in the eyes of late 80's - early 90's Superman fan's across America. It is easy to watch, and shows only the good in the Man of Steel. There aren't the gritty backplots that are sometimes weaved into the comics. Pure, simple, and eloquent are the words I chose to use when describing Superman: The Animated Series. :)

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  LMR93 Added Mar 29, 2008 All my reviews
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  8.6 Great

  Superman the animated series is a decent show, jetix just keeps showing the same few episodes hide « show »

  I think it is a pretty good show. Two of my three kids watch it with me and we talk about it. Our only problem with it and main concern is that jetix shows the same few episodes repeatedly and we are tired of it. I told them about the episode where brainiac captures bruce wayne setting off a crimewave in gotham because batman seems to be out of commission. robin calls flyboy and he leaves metropolis to help out in gotham just in time for bane to show up intending to kill batman anyway. however he doesnt realize that he just jumped on superman dressed as batman and catches a beatdown for his error. my kids watch everyday hoping to see that episode but it never airs. i found this website hoping to be able to reach the jetix people and request showing all the episodes not just five or six. if anyone can help us out, we would appreciate it. still a fan for now, junior

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  fanmanners Added Mar 25, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.1 Superb

  Superman is born Kal-El on the planet Krypton. rocketed to Earth by his father moments before the planet's destruction.raised by a Kansas farmer and wife, he is raised Clark Kent.the character develops superhuman abilities, used 2benefit humanity. hide « show »

  Superman is filled with adventure and fighting yet in cartoons. Superman is a classic he fights all his villans and is with lois lane. hidden from super powerness he is Clark kent
  
  superman is good as i said its a classic it is fun to watch and is not boring. superman battles many enemies and protects his city. Superman the ultra strong Krypotnite man only has one weakness kryptonite. Green kills, red mutates (temporarily), yellow erases his powers, etc..... if you would like watch superman i know its on cartoon network if not thats ok you can also check out superman movies

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  super_mandii Added May 2, 2007 All my reviews