Season 1

Season 1 (1996)


Episodes: 13

Star Cast: Tim Daly , Dana Delany ,



Episodes List

Ep.1 The Last Son of Krypton (1)

Air Date: 1996-09-06

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

Ep.2 The Last Son of Krypton (2)

Air Date: 1996-09-06

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

Ep.3 The Last Son of Krypton (3)

Air Date: 1996-09-06

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

Ep.4 Fun and Games

Air Date: 1996-09-07

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

Ep.5 A Little Piece of Home

Air Date: 1996-09-14

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.

Ep.6 Feeding Time

Air Date: 1996-09-21

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.

Ep.7 The Way of All Flesh

Air Date: 1996-10-19

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.

Ep.8 Stolen Memories

Air Date: 1996-11-02

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.

Ep.9 The Main Man (1)

Air Date: 1996-11-09

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.

Ep.10 The Main Man (2)

Air Date: 1996-11-16

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".

Ep.11 My Girl

Air Date: 1996-11-23

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.

Ep.12 Tools of the Trade

Air Date: 1997-02-01

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

Ep.13 Two's a Crowd

Air Date: 1997-02-15

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.