Superman was a 1988 animated Saturday morning television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Warner Bros. Television that aired on CBS featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name. At the end of each episode, there was a four-minute segment called "Superman's Family Album" which showed how young Clark Kent discovered his powers and how he eventually became Superman. The series is based loosely on John Byrne's Post-Crisis reboot of the Modern Age Superman.
Cast[]
- Beau Weaver – Clark Kent/Superman
- Ginny McSwain – Lois Lane
- Michael Bell – Lex Luthor
- Stanley Ralph Ross – Perry White
- Lynne Marie Stewart – Jessica Morganberry
- Mark L. Taylor – Jimmy Olsen
- Alan Oppenheimer – Jonathan Kent
- Tress MacNeille – Martha Kent
Episodes[]
Season One[]
Episode | Air Date | No. |
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"Destroy the Defendroids"/"The Adoption" | September 17, 1988 | 1 |
"Fugitive from Space"/"The Supermarket" | September 24, 1988 | 2 |
"By the Skin of the Dragon's Teeth"/"At the Babysitter's" | October 1, 1988 | 3 |
"Cybron Strikes"/"The First Day of School" | October 8, 1988 | 4 |
"The Big Scoop"/"Overnight with the Scouts" | October 15, 1988 | 5 |
"Triple Play"/"The Circus" | October 22, 1988 | 6 |
"The Hunter"/"Little Runaway" | October 29, 1988 | 7 |
"Superman and Wonder Woman vs. The Sorceress of Time"/"The Birthday Party" | November 5, 1988 | 8 |
"Bonechill"/"The Driver's License" | November 12, 1988 | 9 |
"The Beast Beneath These Streets"/"First Date" | November 19, 1988 | 10 |
"Wildsharkk"/"To Play or Not to Play" | November 26, 1988 | 11 |
"Night of the Living Shadows"/"Graduation" | December 3, 1988 | 12 |
"The Last Time I Saw Earth"/"It's Superman" | December 10, 1988 | 13 |
Trivia[]
- In the Brazilian version, the catch-phrase of the cartoon opening "Truth, justice and American way" was substituted by "Truth, justice, and the decent life of the people".[citation needed]