Superman (1988 TV series)

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Superman was a 1988 animated Saturday morning television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name. Veteran comic book writer Marv Wolfman was the head story editor, and noted comic book artist Gil Kane provided character designs.

This series is the second animated Superman series proper (the first was the Filmation-produced The New Adventures of Superman). It's also notable for being the first appearance of the Superman mythos following John Byrne's major relaunch of the character (the series reflected the new conception with a measured fidelity, such as having his major recurring enemy, Lex Luthor as a corrupt billionaire industrialist as in the comics). Other characters include Cybron (a pastiche of Brainiac whose Post-Crisis conception was still undecided at the time) and an appearance of Wonder Woman, which was her first non-print appearance since George Perez's reworking of the character for the post-Crisis era.

The final four minutes of each Superman episode were devoted to a brief snapshot from the "Superman Family Album." These biographical segments deviated from the contemporary comics to have Clark have his powers fully developed since infancy as opposed to developing as he matured. These stories depicted the Smallville misadventures of the young Kryptonian immigrant as he faces typical childhood trials with his first day at school, an overnight scouting campout, getting a driver's license, his first date, and more.

[edit] 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 ... James 'Jimmy' Olsen
Alan Oppenheimer ... Pa Kent
Tress MacNeille ... Ma Kent

[edit] External links

Superman (1988 TV series) at the Internet Movie Database

Superman Homepage – episode guide and screenshots

Superman at TV.com

v • d • e Superman in popular media
Actors:	Bud Collyer • Kirk Alyn • George Reeves • Bob Holiday • Danny Dark (v) • David Wilson • Christopher Reeve • Beau Weaver (v) • John Haymes Newton • Gerard Christopher • Dean Cain • Timothy Daly (v) • Tom Welling • George Newbern (v) • Brandon Routh • Yuri Lowenthal (v)
Film:	Superman (1948) • Atom Man vs. Superman • Superman and the Mole Men • Superman (1978) • Superman II • Superman III • Supergirl • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace • Superman Returns • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Television:	Adventures of Superman • Superboy • Lois & Clark • Smallville • Look, Up in the Sky!
Animation:	1940s cartoons • The New Adventures of Superman • Superman (1988) • Superman: The Animated Series • Legion of Super Heroes
Video games:	Atari 2600 (1979) • Arcade game (1988) • NES (1988) • Sega Genesis (1992) • The Death and Return of Superman • Superman 64 • Shadow of Apokolips • Countdown to Apokolips • Superman Returns
Other media:	Radio • Broadway Theater • Newspaper Strips