Superman, the last Kryptonian, is the latest catch for his collection.
Intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo is employed to capture the Man of Steel for the rare-species-collecting Preserver, who is obsessed with keeping endangered species in captivity to protect them and prevent their extinction. But, as Superman discovers, Brainiac's intent after gathering the world's knowledge is to destroy Earth. īrainiac, once Krypton's all-knowing planetary computer, comes to Earth as part of his information-gathering trek across the galaxy, and partners with Lex Luthor on the basis of giving technological progress to humanity. Luthor then sets the supervillain on a quest to kill Superman, but Corben begins to question his role as Metallo when he lacks any human senses in the progress. Thanks to the orchestrations of Luthor, terrorist John Corben becomes Metallo, a skin-covered cyborg with a Kryptonite heart. In doing so, he discovers Superman's identity. He feeds on the energy of others, with his number one choice being Superman. Janitor Rudy Jones runs into an accident with nuclear waste and becomes Parasite. Luthor orchestrates a scheme to trap Superman, place him in vicinity of the rock, and put an end to him once and for all. Lex Luthor sees the surveillance tape of the event and determines that this must be Superman's one and only weakness. He fails when he falls victim to the poisoning effects of Kryptonite, one of the exhibited rocks.
ĭuring the opening of a museum, Superman tries to stop two robbers. After being abducted by Toyman, Lois learns his motivation - his father had taken a loan from Mannheim and been set up to take the fall when the police busted one of Mannheim's criminal enterprises. Gangster Bruno Mannheim is running into problems with the mysterious Toyman, who uses children's toys and games to cause violence. Note: Actor Tony Jay voiced Sul-Van, Superman's maternal grandfather, in the first part, having previously appeared in ABC Television Network's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Meanwhile, an alien ship comes across a Kryptonian satellite, unaware that Brainiac is hidden within its mainframe. While Clark finds himself drawn close to his fellow colleague Lois Lane as Superman, he also finds himself dealing with escaped terrorist John Corben, who wreaks havoc with a robotic suit stolen from billionaire Lex Luthor. Part 3: A few years after learning of his origins, Clark Kent lives in Metropolis as a reporter for The Daily Planet, while using his superpowers for good as the hero Superman. A few years later, a teenage Clark, living in Smallville, Kansas, soon discovers he has superpowers, which he quickly uses to save the life of his girlfriend Lana Lang, and soon is told the truth of his origins by his adoptive parents. Part 2: Kal-El's spaceship crash-lands on Earth following its intersellar journey, where he is found and adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent, who name him Clark.
With no choice, Jor-El and his wife Lara prepare to send their only son, Kal-El, to a distant world, before Krypton's inevitable destruction. However, the planet's supercomputer Brainiac denies this is the case to the planet's council and brands him a criminal, as it makes plans to escape after collecting all of Krypton's data. Part 1: Kryptonian scientist Jor-El discovers that the planet Krypton is on the verge of destruction. September 6, 1996 ( ) (primetime, all 3 parts) Episodes Season 1 (1996–97) Īll episodes of season one except the first five and last two were shown out of production order when originally aired.
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