13 episodes · first aired 1996-09-06
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
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 | 01 | The Last Son of Krypton (1) 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. | 1996-09-06 | 7.5 |
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| 02 |
The Last Son of Krypton (2) 1996-09-06 |
Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and, as an adult, presents himself to Metropolis as Superman. |
| 1996-09-06 |
| 7.2 |
 | 03 | The Last Son of Krypton (3) 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. | 1996-09-06 | 6.9 |
 | 04 | Fun and Games 1996-09-07 | Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman. | 1996-09-07 | 7.3 |
 | 05 | A Little Piece of Home 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. | 1996-09-14 | 7.0 |
 | 06 | Feeding Time 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. | 1996-09-21 | 7.2 |
 | 07 | The Way of All Flesh 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. | 1996-10-19 | 7.2 |
 | 08 | Stolen Memories 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. | 1996-11-02 | 7.7 |
 | 09 | The Main Man (1) 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. | 1996-11-09 | 7.1 |
 | 10 | The Main Man (2) 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". | 1996-11-16 | 6.8 |
 | 11 | My Girl 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. | 1996-11-23 | 5.8 |
 | 12 | Tools of the Trade 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. | 1997-02-01 | 7.0 |
 | 13 | Two's a Crowd 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. | 1997-02-15 | 7.0 |
