7.8/10512 votes#1 - 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
7.7/10509 votes#2 - Blasts from the Past (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/1997
Superman and Professor Hamilton start building a new Phantom Zone projector to balance the odds. However Jax-Ur and Mala manage to send Superman into the Phantom Zone, and then destroy the Projector. As their decimating attacks begin, it's up to Lois and Professor Hamilton to rescue the Man of Steel in time.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.1/10491 votes#3 - The Prometheon
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/1997
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.
Director: Nobuo Tomizawa
Writer: Stan Berkowitz
8.1/10581 votes#4 - 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
7.3/10522 votes#5 - Livewire
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/13/1997
Radio shock-jock Leslie Willis is turned into a being of pure electricity, and begins her media-crazed rampage to drain Metropolis' power and kill Superman in the bargain.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer
8.2/10534 votes#6 - 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
7.5/10464 votes#7 - Target
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/1997
Lois is the "target" of explosive revenge from a one-time Lexcorp inventor, named Edward Lytener.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.5/10461 votes#9 - Action Figures
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/20/1997
On an island with an active volcano that is about to erupt, Metallo appears with temporary amnesia.
Director: Kenji Hachizaki
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.5/10457 votes#10 - Double Dose
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/1997
Livewire escapes from prison, eager to attain revenge on Superman -- something that she hopes to achieve by teaming up with the Parasite.
Director: Yuichiro Yano
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.3/10445 votes#11 - Solar Power
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/26/1997
Edward Lytener escapes from Stryker's Island and becomes Luminus. He hopes to render Superman powerless by hijacking a number of satellites so that they permit only red light to filter through from the sun.
Director: Kazuhide Tomonaga
Writer: Bob Goodman
8.7/10558 votes#12 - 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
6.4/10459 votes#13 - Monkey Fun
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/27/1997
A monkey returned to earth from space begins to grow incredibly large and threatens Metropolis.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer
8.2/10466 votes#14 - 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
7.6/10452 votes#15 - Father's Day
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/3/1997
Kalibak, the son of Darkseid, comes to Metropolis to kill Superman, and prove himself to his father.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Steve Gerber, Mark Evanier
9.1/10653 votes#16 - 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
9.0/10615 votes#17 - 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
9.0/10619 votes#18 - 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
7.5/10456 votes#19 - The Hand of Fate
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/6/1997
When an evil demon is unleashed, Superman attempts to enlist the aid of the now disinterested wizard superhero Doctor Fate.
Director: Dan Riba
Writer: Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz
7.4/10455 votes#20 - Bizarro's World
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 10/10/1997
Bizarro learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.
Director: Hiroyuki Aoyama
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.2/10431 votes#21 - Prototype
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 10/11/1997
A suit of power armor is given to police officer who unfortunately is corrupted by the power it gives him.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Hilary Bader
9.0/10603 votes#22 - 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
7.5/10459 votes#23 - Heavy Metal
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 11/8/1997
Superman teams up with Steel to deal with Metallo.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Hilary Bader
7.5/10441 votes#24 - Warrior Queen
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 11/22/1997
Maxima, Queen of Almerac, kidnaps Superman with the intent of making him her husband.
Director: Curt Geda
Writer: Hilary Bader
8.6/10509 votes#25 - 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
The Best Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series Season 2
Every episode of Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series Season 2!
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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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Blasts from the Past (1)" is the best rated episode of "Superman: The Animated Series" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 512 votes. Directed by Dan Riba and written by Bob Goodman, it aired on 9/8/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Blasts from the Past (2)".
