Air date: 1996-09-06

Runtime: 21 min

Jor-El, a Kryptonian scientist and Council Member, rescues his son Kal-El from the dying planet by launching the baby to Earth.

Air date: 1996-09-06

Runtime: 21 min

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

Air date: 1996-09-06

Runtime: 21 min

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

Air date: 1996-09-07

Runtime: 21 min

Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.

Air date: 1996-09-14

Runtime: 21 min

Lex Luthor discovers Superman's vulnerability to Kryptonite, and attempts to exploit this weakness to rid himself once and for all of the Man of Steel.

Air date: 1996-09-21

Runtime: 21 min

After toxic chemicals transform janitor Rudy Jones into the energy-draining Parasite, he imprisons Superman, intent on keeping the Man of Steel as his own personal power source.

Air date: 1996-10-19

Runtime: 21 min

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.

Air date: 1996-11-02

Runtime: 21 min

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.

Air date: 1996-11-09

Runtime: 21 min

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.

Air date: 1996-11-16

Runtime: 21 min

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".

Air date: 1996-11-23

Runtime: 21 min

Clark's childhood sweetheart Lana Lang comes to Metropolis, and puts her own life in danger by trying to spy on Lex Luthor for Superman.

Air date: 1997-02-01

Runtime: 21 min

Bruno Mannheim's Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from Darkseid, while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers.

Air date: 1997-02-15

Runtime: 21 min

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.