9.2/10635 votesLoading...#1 - Legacy (2)
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2000
Superman breaks free of Darkseid's control and goes to Apokolips to try to stop Darkseid once and for all.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Paul Dini, Rich Fogel
9.1/10658 votesLoading...#2 - World's Finest (1)
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/4/1997
Batman travels to Metropolis when the Joker steals a solid Kryptonite statue and makes a deal with Lex Luthor to kill Superman.
Director: Toshihiko Masuda
Writer: Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Rich Fogel
9.1/10563 votesLoading...#3 - Apokolips... Now! (2)
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 2/14/1998
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.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Rich Fogel
9.1/10700 votesLoading...#4 - Knight Time
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/1998
After Bruce Wayne is kidnapped, Superman must go undercover as Batman to find him.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Bob Goodman
9.0/10620 votesLoading...#5 - World's Finest (2)
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 10/4/1997
Lois Lane becomes romantically tied to Bruce Wayne and is kidnapped by the Joker in an attempt to lure superman to his death.
Director: Toshihiko Masuda
Writer: Steve Gerber
9.0/10624 votesLoading...#6 - World's Finest (3)
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 10/4/1997
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.
Director: Toshihiko Masuda
Writer: Stan Berkowitz
9.0/10607 votesLoading...#7 - The Late Mr. Kent
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 11/1/1997
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.
Director: Kenji Hachizaki
Writer: Stan Berkowitz
8.9/10486 votesLoading...#8 - Legacy (1)
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2000
Superman is stripped of his memory and is adopted by Darkseid in an effort to take over Earth.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Rich Fogel
8.7/10562 votesLoading...#9 - Brave New Metropolis
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/1997
Lois stumbles into a parallel world where Superman and Lex Luthor work together as dictators of Metropolis.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Stan Berkowitz
8.6/10512 votesLoading...#10 - Apokolips... Now! (1)
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 2/7/1998
Superman teams up with Orion, an escapee from Apokolips, to take on Darkseid as he prepares to attack Earth.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Rich Fogel
8.4/10485 votesLoading...#11 - The Demon Reborn
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 9/18/1999
Superman and Batman team up against an aging Ra's Al Ghul who sees Superman as the key to his continued immortality.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Rich Fogel
8.3/10846 votesLoading...#12 - The Last Son of Krypton (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1996
Jor-El, a Kryptonian scientist and Council Member, rescues his son Kal-El from the dying planet by launching the baby to Earth.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Paul Dini, Alan Burnett
8.3/10474 votesLoading...#14 - In Brightest Day...
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/6/1999
Superman teams up with Kyle Rayner the new Green Lantern in order to stop Sinestro.
Director: Butch Lukic
Writer: Hilary Bader
8.2/10602 votesLoading...#15 - Stolen Memories
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1996
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.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Rich Fogel
8.2/10540 votesLoading...#16 - Identity Crisis
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/15/1997
Superman encounters Bizarro, an imperfect genetic double of The Man of Steel, who tries to take Superman's place as Metropolis' hero.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Bob Goodman
8.2/10470 votesLoading...#17 - Ghost in the Machine
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 9/29/1997
Lex Luthor is forced to build a new body for Brainiac who has downloaded himself into LexCorp's computers.
Director: Hiroyuki Aoyama
Writer: Rich Fogel
8.1/10624 votesLoading...#18 - The Way of All Flesh
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1996
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.
Director: Kenji Hachizaki
Writer: Stan Berkowitz
8.1/10589 votesLoading...#19 - Speed Demons
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/1997
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.
Director: Toshihiko Masuda
Writer: Rich Fogel
8.1/10469 votesLoading...#20 - Little Girl Lost (2)
Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 5/2/1998
When Superman is captured by Granny Goodness and her Female Furies, Supergirl follows them to the planet Apokolips to rescue him.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer
8.0/10779 votesLoading...#21 - The Last Son of Krypton (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/1996
Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and, as an adult, presents himself to Metropolis as Superman.
Director: Curt Geda, Scott Jeralds
Writer: Paul Dini, Alan Burnett
8.0/10754 votesLoading...#22 - The Last Son of Krypton (3)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/1996
Superman thwarts a plot by Lex Luthor to sell the LEXO-SKEL SUIT 5000 to Kaznian terrorists, via their agent John Corben.
Director: Dan Riba, Bruce Timm
Writer: Paul Dini, Alan Burnett
8.0/10485 votesLoading...#23 - Little Girl Lost (1)
Season 2 Episode 27 - Aired 5/2/1998
Superman rescues and brings home the sole survivor of the lost Kryptonian colony of Argos, the rambunctious Kara aka Supergirl.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer
7.9/10603 votesLoading...#24 - The Main Man (1)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1996
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.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Paul Dini
7.8/10519 votesLoading...#25 - Blasts from the Past (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1997
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.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Bob Goodman
The Best Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series
Every episode of Superman: The Animated Series ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series!
Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Legacy (2)" is the best rated episode of "Superman: The Animated Series". It scored 9.2/10 based on 635 votes. Directed by Dan Riba and written by Paul Dini, Rich Fogel, it aired on 2/12/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "World's Finest (1)".
