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The Best Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series

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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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  1. Background image for Legacy (2)
    9.2/10(683 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.

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    Director:Dan Riba
  2. Background image for Knight Time
    9.1/10(762 votes)

    #2 - Knight Time

    S3:E2

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

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    Director:Curt Geda
  3. Background image for Legacy (1)
    8.9/10(532 votes)

    #3 - Legacy (1)

    S3:E12

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

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    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel
  4. Background image for The Demon Reborn
    8.4/10(531 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Rich Fogel
  5. Background image for In Brightest Day...
    8.3/10(516 votes)

    #5 - In Brightest Day...

    S3:E7

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

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    Director:Butch Lukic
  6. Background image for World's Finest (1)
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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  8. Background image for World's Finest (2)
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. Background image for World's Finest (3)
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. Background image for New Kids in Town
    7.8/10(515 votes)

    #9 - New Kids in Town

    S3:E3

    Brainiac travels back in time from the year 2979 to destroy a young Clark Kent before he can become Superman. The Legion of Superheroes, however, send three of their own to stop him: Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and Chameleon Boy.

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  11. Background image for Speed Demons
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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  12. Background image for Absolute Power
    7.5/10(446 votes)

    #11 - Absolute Power

    S3:E6

    Superman stumbles across a world ruled by Phantom Zone criminals and tyrants Jax-Ur and Mala.

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  13. Background image for The Last Son of Krypton (1)
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. Background image for The Main Man (1)
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini
  15. Background image for The Late Mr. Kent
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. Background image for A Fish Story
    7.4/10(457 votes)

    #15 - A Fish Story

    S3:E9

    Marine animals attack Metropolis because Lex Luthor has captured Aquaman.

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  17. Background image for Unity
    7.3/10(462 votes)

    #16 - Unity

    S3:E10

    Superman and Supergirl team up to save Smallville from an alien menance.

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  18. Background image for Two's a Crowd
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Two's a Crowd

    S1:E13

    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.

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    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Target

    S2:E7

    Lois is the "target" of explosive revenge from a one-time Lexcorp inventor, named Edward Lytener.

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    Director:Curt Geda
  20. Background image for Mxyzpixilated
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini
  21. Background image for Where There's Smoke
    7.2/10(488 votes)

    #20 - Where There's Smoke

    S3:E1

    Superman gets caught in the middle of a fight between Volcana, a woman with powerful paranormal skills, and the government agents that want to turn her into a weapon.

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    Director:Dan Riba
  22. Background image for Little Big Head Man
    7.2/10(464 votes)

    #21 - Little Big Head Man

    S3:E5

    Mr. Mxypzptlk magically transports Bizarro back to Metropolis in order to torment Superman.

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  23. Background image for Superman's Pal
    7.2/10(451 votes)

    #22 - Superman's Pal

    S3:E8

    Jimmy becomes known as Superman's pal, which although may sound cool at first, it certainly attracts lots of trouble to Jimmy.

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  24. Background image for The Last Son of Krypton (2)
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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  25. Background image for The Main Man (2)
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #24 - The Main Man (2)

    S1:E10

    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".

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    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini
  26. Background image for The Prometheon
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #25 - The Prometheon

    S2:E3

    A giant humanoid creature with incredible strength and heat-sapping abilities, falls to Earth and now threatens the planet. Superman has to fight the creature's advances and send it back into outer space.

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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 683 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, "Knight Time".