The Best Episodes of Superman: The Animated Series Season 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Director: Curt Geda

Writer: Stan Berkowitz

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Director: Curt Geda

Writer: Hilary Bader

On an island with an active volcano that is about to erupt, Metallo appears with temporary amnesia.

Director: Kenji Hachizaki

Writer: Hilary Bader

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

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

Superman teams up with Steel to deal with Metallo.

Director: Curt Geda

Writer: Hilary Bader

Maxima, Queen of Almerac, kidnaps Superman with the intent of making him her husband.

Director: Curt Geda

Writer: Hilary Bader

Bizarro learns of the destruction of Krypton and attempts to recreate the destruction in Metropolis.

Director: Hiroyuki Aoyama

Writer: Bob Goodman

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

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