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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!

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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 reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 13 - Legacy (2)
    9.2/10(728 votes)

    #1 - Legacy (2)

    S3:E13

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

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Paul Dini, Rich Fogel

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  2. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 16 - World's Finest (1)
    9.1/10(798 votes)

    #2 - World's Finest (1)

    S2:E16

    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
    Writers:Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Rich Fogel

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  3. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 26 - Apokolips... Now! (2)
    9.1/10(676 votes)

    #3 - Apokolips... Now! (2)

    S2:E26

    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

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  4. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 2 - Knight Time
    9.1/10(816 votes)

    #4 - Knight Time

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  5. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 17 - World's Finest (2)
    9.0/10(755 votes)

    #5 - World's Finest (2)

    S2:E17

    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

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  6. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 18 - World's Finest (3)
    9.0/10(757 votes)

    #6 - World's Finest (3)

    S2:E18

    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

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  7. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 22 - The Late Mr. Kent
    9.0/10(737 votes)

    #7 - The Late Mr. Kent

    S2:E22

    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

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  8. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 12 - Legacy (1)
    8.9/10(574 votes)

    #8 - Legacy (1)

    S3:E12

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

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel

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  9. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 12 - Brave New Metropolis
    8.7/10(682 votes)

    #9 - Brave New Metropolis

    S2:E12

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

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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  10. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 25 - Apokolips... Now! (1)
    8.6/10(615 votes)

    #10 - Apokolips... Now! (1)

    S2:E25

    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

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  11. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 1 - The Last Son of Krypton (1)
    8.3/10(1039 votes)

    #11 - The Last Son of Krypton (1)

    S1:E1

    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
    Writers:Paul Dini, Alan Burnett

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  12. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 8 - Mxyzpixilated
    8.3/10(712 votes)

    #12 - Mxyzpixilated

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  13. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 11 - The Demon Reborn
    8.3/10(573 votes)

    #13 - The Demon Reborn

    S3:E11

    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

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  14. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 8 - Stolen Memories
    8.2/10(743 votes)

    #14 - Stolen Memories

    S1:E8

    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

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  15. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 6 - Identity Crisis
    8.2/10(662 votes)

    #15 - Identity Crisis

    S2:E6

    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

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  16. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 14 - Ghost in the Machine
    8.2/10(578 votes)

    #16 - Ghost in the Machine

    S2:E14

    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

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  17. Superman: The Animated Series Season 3 Episode 7 - In Brightest Day...
    8.2/10(563 votes)

    #17 - In Brightest Day...

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Butch Lukic
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  18. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 2 - The Last Son of Krypton (2)
    8.1/10(956 votes)

    #18 - The Last Son of Krypton (2)

    S1:E2

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

    Directors:Curt Geda, Scott Jeralds
    Writers:Paul Dini, Alan Burnett

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  19. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 7 - The Way of All Flesh
    8.1/10(761 votes)

    #19 - The Way of All Flesh

    S1:E7

    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

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  20. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 4 - Speed Demons
    8.1/10(717 votes)

    #20 - Speed Demons

    S2:E4

    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

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  21. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 28 - Little Girl Lost (2)
    8.1/10(563 votes)

    #21 - Little Girl Lost (2)

    S2:E28

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

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writers:Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer

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  22. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 3 - The Last Son of Krypton (3)
    8.0/10(926 votes)

    #22 - The Last Son of Krypton (3)

    S1:E3

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

    Directors:Dan Riba, Bruce Timm
    Writers:Paul Dini, Alan Burnett

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  23. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 27 - Little Girl Lost (1)
    8.0/10(580 votes)

    #23 - Little Girl Lost (1)

    S2:E27

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

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writers:Paul Dini, Evan Dorkin, Alan Burnett, Sarah Dyer

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  24. Superman: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 9 - The Main Man (1)
    7.9/10(735 votes)

    #24 - The Main Man (1)

    S1:E9

    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

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  25. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 1 - Blasts from the Past (1)
    7.8/10(640 votes)

    #25 - Blasts from the Past (1)

    S2:E1

    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

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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 728 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)".