Season Three (1998-2000)
Episodes of season three originally aired in the Kids WB! block of The New Batman/Superman Adventures.
| # | Title | Villain | Director | Writer | Airdate |
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| 42 | "Where There's Smoke" | Volcana | Dan Riba | Hilary J. Bader | September 19, 1998 |
| Superman crosses paths with a fiery-tempered, metahuman thief named Volcana. She possesses pyrokinetic abilities and is on the run from a secret government agency. With the help of a telekinetic psychologist, Superman hopes to locate and help the misguided Volcana before her fire is put out permanently. | |||||
| 43 | "Knight Time" | Brainiac | Curt Geda | Robert Goodman | October 10, 1998 |
| Superman learns that the Dark Knight has been missing from Gotham for some time now. Superman finds Robin, who has been battling all the crime in Batman’s absence, such as Batman rogues Bane, The Mad Hatter, and The Riddler. Disguised as Batman, Superman helps Robin investigate why his partner has disappeared, leading up to a confrontation with Brainiac. | |||||
| 44 | "New Kids in Town" | Brainiac | Butch Lukic | Stan Berkowitz & Rich Fogel | October 31, 1998 |
| It is the 30th Century and the everlasting villain Brainiac has found a way to travel back in time. He returns to Smallville to destroy Clark Kent before he can become Superman. Three Legionnaires from the future travel back in time to help Clark fight Brainiac. | |||||
| 45 | "Obsession" | Toyman | Dan Riba | Andrew Donkin & Ron Fogelman | November 14, 1998 |
| Lana Lang is in Metropolis managing a series of fashion shows featuring the latest top model, Darci. Coincidently, there have been numerous attacks at these shows, all involving robots and toys sent by the twisted Toyman. He is trying to kidnap Darci, but what is her connection to him…? This would later be followed by the Static Shock episode “Toys in the Hood.” | |||||
| 46 | "Little Big Head Man" | Mister Mxyzptlk & Bizarro | Shin-Ichi Tsuji | Paul Dini & Robert Goodman | November 21, 1998 |
| Mister Mxyzptlk, a mischievous being from the 5th dimension, tricks Bizarro into attacking Superman. The Man of Steel must use both brawn and intellect to fight the formidable duo. | |||||
| 47 | "Absolute Power" | Jax-Ur & Mala | Butch Lukic | Hilary J. Bader & Alan Burnett | January 16, 1999 |
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Jax-Ur and Mala have escaped from the Phantom Zone and have subjugated an entire planet, ironically dubbing it “New Krypton.” After rescuing a distraught spaceship from a black hole, Superman stumbles upon New Krypton. At first, he feels he should leave Jax-Ur and Mala alone to rule as they please, but he reconsiders when he sees they are secretly creating a navy with the intent of attacking Earth. Trivia: Sarah Douglas from Superman and Superman II replaced Leslie Easterbrook as Mala. |
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| 48 | "In Brightest Day..." | Sinestro | Butch Lukic | Hilary J. Bader | February 6, 1999 |
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A member of the Green Lantern Corps crash-lands on Earth and passes his ring on to Kyle Rayner – a Daily Planet artist who becomes the next Green Lantern. With Superman’s help, Kyle learns the power of the ring and quickly becomes a valuable partner. They work together to battle the power-hungry, ruthless opponent Sinestro. Trivia: This is the only major appearance of Kyle Rayner as the Green Lantern of Earth in the DCAU (he appears briefly in 2 episodes of Justice League as a background character, only in one of which he speaks). Homage is paid to Hal Jordan, with both his origin given to Rayner and the hero being thrown into his plane while fighting Sinestro at Broom Lake Air-force base. |
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| 49 | "Superman's Pal" | Metallo | Kazumi Fukushima | Robert Goodman | February 20, 1999 |
| Jimmy Olsen garners unwanted attention after news reporter Angela Chen dubs him “Superman’s Pal.” Jimmy soon runs into more trouble than usual, so Superman must come to his rescue more often. Meanwhile, Jimmy has begun dating a young Daily Planet intern, who has a “thing” for metal. She uses Jimmy to lure Superman into a trap – a confrontation with one of Superman’s strongest enemies...Metallo. | |||||
| 50 | "A Fish Story" | Lex Luthor | Shin-Ichi Tsuji | Hilary J. Bader & Rich Fogel | May 8, 1999 |
| Creatures of the sea are acting in strange and aggressive ways lately. It turns out Lex Luthor is undergoing an unethical, underwater experiment and has also imprisoned the legendary Aquaman. Lois and Clark must help Aquaman before a war breaks out between Earth and the City of Atlantis. | |||||
| 51 | "Unity" | Unity | Shin-Ichi Tsuji | Paul Dini & Rich Fogel | May 15, 1999 |
| Supergirl must save Smallville, and the world, from the Reverend, a gargantuan scouting probe disguised as a human reverend named Powell, as well as its master, an even larger alien parasite that wishes to unite Earth's inhabitants in perpetual unity. | |||||
| 52 | "The Demon Reborn" | Ra's Al Ghul | Dan Riba | Rich Fogel | September 18, 1999 |
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Ra's Al Ghul and his League of Shadows arrive in Metropolis to steal a mythical staff currently on exhibit. The staff can be used to steal Superman’s powers and transfer them to Ra’s. It is up to Batman to locate and rescue Superman from the immortal foe. Trivia: David Warner, who voiced Ra's Al Ghul, previously portrayed Jor-El on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman in the episode "Foundling". |
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| 53 | "Legacy, Part 1" | Darkseid | Curt Geda | Rich Fogel | February 5, 2000 |
| Darkseid brainwashes Superman into believing he was raised on Apokolips and that he is loyal to the dark ruler. Superman has been missing from Metropolis for some time, so Supergirl steps in to maintain peace in the city. Darkseid turns Superman loose against Earth for it is a part of his plan to use his victim to attack his own adopted home world. | |||||
| 54 | "Legacy, Part 2" | Darkseid | Dan Riba | Paul Dini & Rich Fogel | February 12, 2000 |
| Lex Luthor halts the invasion by temporarily weakening Superman. The Man of Steel has time to recover from Darkseid’s control, but he is imprisoned by the military and he is sentenced to death. Lois helps Superman escape so that he may pursue Darkseid. On Apokolips, the two titans have an epic final battle to conclude the series. |
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