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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!

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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
    Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 16 - World's Finest (1)
    9.1/10(891 votes)

    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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  2. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 22 - The Late Mr. Kent
    9.1/10(824 votes)

    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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  3. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 26 - Apokolips... Now! (2)
    9.1/10(761 votes)

    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 2 Episode 17 - World's Finest (2)
    9.0/10(843 votes)

    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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  5. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 18 - World's Finest (3)
    9.0/10(845 votes)

    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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  6. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 12 - Brave New Metropolis
    8.7/10(767 votes)

    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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  7. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 25 - Apokolips... Now! (1)
    8.6/10(695 votes)

    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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  8. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 8 - Mxyzpixilated
    8.3/10(790 votes)

    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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  9. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 6 - Identity Crisis
    8.2/10(733 votes)

    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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  10. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 14 - Ghost in the Machine
    8.2/10(653 votes)

    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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  11. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 4 - Speed Demons
    8.1/10(790 votes)

    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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  12. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 28 - Little Girl Lost (2)
    8.1/10(647 votes)

    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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  13. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 27 - Little Girl Lost (1)
    8.0/10(665 votes)

    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:Sarah Dyer, Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Evan Dorkin

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  14. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 1 - Blasts from the Past (1)
    7.8/10(707 votes)

    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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  15. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 2 - Blasts from the Past (2)
    7.7/10(697 votes)

    S2:E2

    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

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  16. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 15 - Father's Day
    7.6/10(634 votes)

    S2:E15

    Kalibak, the son of Darkseid, comes to Metropolis to kill Superman, and prove himself to his father.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Steve Gerber, Mark Evanier

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  17. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 7 - Target
    7.5/10(651 votes)

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  18. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 10 - Double Dose
    7.5/10(637 votes)

    S2:E10

    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

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  19. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 19 - The Hand of Fate
    7.5/10(633 votes)

    S2:E19

    When an evil demon is unleashed, Superman attempts to enlist the aid of the now disinterested wizard superhero Doctor Fate.

    Director:Dan Riba
    Writers:Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz

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  20. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 23 - Heavy Metal
    7.5/10(627 votes)

    S2:E23

    Superman teams up with Steel to deal with Metallo.

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  21. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 24 - Warrior Queen
    7.5/10(609 votes)

    S2:E24

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

    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  22. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 9 - Action Figures
    7.4/10(643 votes)

    S2:E9

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

    Director:Kenji Hachizaki
    Writer:Hilary Bader

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  23. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 5 - Livewire
    7.3/10(722 votes)

    S2:E5

    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
    Writers:Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer

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  24. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 11 - Solar Power
    7.3/10(620 votes)

    S2:E11

    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

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  25. Superman: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 20 - Bizarro's World
    7.3/10(632 votes)

    S2:E20

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

    Director:Hiroyuki Aoyama
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"World's Finest (1)" is the best rated episode of "Superman: The Animated Series" season 2. It scored 9.1/10 based on 891 votes. Directed by Toshihiko Masuda and written by Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Rich Fogel, it aired on 10/4/1997. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Late Mr. Kent".