Superman
"Superman" was an animated series that premiered on September 6, 1996. The series was created following the success of "Batman: The Animated Series", Superman was based on the popular Superman comics created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The 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 Clark Kent a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper "The Daily Planet". There Superman worked with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.
The series opened with an hour and a half long show that featured the origin of Superman and the exploits of Superman's Kryptonian father who was attempting to save his planet from world-wide catastrophe and the planet's artificial intelligence Brainiac. In latter seasons, the show feature guest appearances by a variety of other famous comic book heroes including Supergirl, Batman, Robin, The Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, The New Gods and Steel. 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".
Jor-El, unable to convince the Kryptonian government of the pending destruction of the planet, plans to save his son while Brainiac makes him a fugitive.
Young Clark Kent learns of his alien past, as well as his full power, and decides to move to Metropolis to be both reporter and superhero.
After saving Lois, Superman stops Lex Luthor's plans for an illegal arms deal, which is the beginning of their ongoing conflict.
Intergang boss Bruno Manheim finds himself targeted by the son of one of his pawns who has become Toyman.
Lex Luthor learns that Superman is vulnerable to kryptonite and attempts to use it to kill Superman.
A lowly janitor is transformed into the Parasite, a superhuman capable of draining and harnessing the energy, powers, and memories of any living being...including Superman.
John Corben returns as a kryptonite-powered cyborg eager to kill Superman.
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.
Superman squares off against the moronic superpowerful space-biker mercenary, Lobo, who has a contract on the superhero.
Superman and Lobo must join forces to escape being exhibits of an alien zoo.
Clark reunites with his old girlfriend, Lana Lang, who volunteers to spy for him on her new lover, Lex Luthor.
Intergang boss Bruno Mannheim receives powerful alien weapons from a mysterious benefactor.
A desperate plan to use Parasite to probe the mind of a comatose criminal mastermind goes terribly wrong.
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Tim Daly | Superman |
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Dana Delany | Lois Lane |
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Clancy Brown | Lex Luthor |
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Lauren Tom | Angela Chen |
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Victor Brandt | Professor Hamilton |
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David Kaufman | Jimmy Olsen |
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Kevin Michael Richardson | Cop |
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Corey Burton | Brainiac |
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Brad Garrett | Bibbo |
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Christopher McDonald | Jor-El |
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Malcolm McDowell | John Corben |
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George Dzundza | Perry White |
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Finola Hughes | Lara |
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Frank Welker | Serpent |
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Tress MacNeille | Tour Guide |
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Brion James | Parasite |
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Don Harvey | Gnaww |
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Joanna Cassidy | Maggie Sawyer |
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Jason Marsden | Teenage Clark Kent |
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Lisa Edelstein | Mercy Graves |
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Joseph Bologna | Dan Turpin |
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Sherman Howard | Preserver |
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Mike Farrell | Jonathan Kent |
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David L. Lander | Sqweek |
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Bruce Weitz | Bruno 'Ugly' Mannheim |
| Edition | DC Comics Classic Collection |
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| Packaging | Custom Case |
| Nr Discs | 2 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Stereo [Spanish] Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Dolby Digital Stereo [French] Dolby Surround [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jan 25, 2005 |
| Regions | Region 1 |