Superman (animated series 1988)

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Television series
Original title Superman
Superman Logo.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
year 1988
length 22 minutes
Episodes 13
genre Action
music Ron Jones
First broadcast September 17, 1988 - December 10, 1988 on CBS
synchronization

Superman is an American animated series from 1988 and produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Warner Bros. Television . The series is based on the eponymous comic book character Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster , and ran in 1988, the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Superman, the American broadcaster CBS . 13 episodes of around 22 minutes each were produced and broadcast.

The comic book writer Marv Wolfman acted as chief author of the series and developed the series together with the comic artist responsible for design Gil Kane .

content

It was Superman's first post-crisis appearance outside of the comic books, based on changes John Byrne introduced to the comic series in 1986. Lex Luthor, for example, was no longer portrayed as an evil scientist, but as a power-hungry industrialist. The series also includes appearances by the superhero Wonder Woman , based on her design by George Pérez .

The main story in each episode was approximately 21 minutes long, the last 4 minutes being used to describe some biographical details from Superman’s early years in the Superman Family Album , from his adoption as a child to his first public appearance as Superman.

Production and publication

The production for Ruby-Spears Productions and Warner Bros. Television was directed by Cosmo Anzilotti, Bill Hutten and Tony Love. The music for the series was composed by Ron Jones , including a new orchestral version of the classic melody by John Williams from the 1978 film Superman . Additionally, the same monologue was used during the opening sequence as in the 1950 Superman television series.

The series first aired from September 17 to December 10, 1988 by CBS in the United States.

Episode list

number Original title First broadcast (USA) script
1 Destroy the Defendroids / The Adoption 17th September 1988 Marv Wolfman
2 Fugitive From Space / The Supermarket September 24, 1988 Martin Pasko ( Fugitive From Space );
Cherie Wilkerson ( The Supermarket )
3 By the Skin of the Dragon's Teeth / At the Babysitter's October 1, 1988 Karen Willson & Chris Weber ( By the Skin of the Dragon's Teeth );
Cherie Wilkerson ( At the Babysitter’s )
4th Cybron Strikes / The First Day of School October 8, 1988 Buzz Dixon ( Cybron Strikes );
Cherie Wilkerson ( The First Day of School )
5 The Big Scoop / Overnight with the Scouts October 15, 1988 Michael Reaves ( The Big Scoop );
Cherie Wilkerson ( Overnight with the Scouts )
6th Triple-Play / The Circus October 22, 1988 Lawrence G. DiTillio ( triple play );
Meg McLaughlin ( The Circus )
7th The Hunter / Little Runaway October 29, 1988 Chris Weber & Karen Willson ( The Hunter );
Cherie Wilkerson ( Little Runaway )
8th Superman and Wonder Woman vs. The Sorceress of Time / The Birthday Party 5th November 1988 Cherie Wilkerson & Marv Wolfman ( Superman and Wonder Woman vs. The Sorceress of Time );
Cherie Wilkerson ( The Birthday Party )
9 Bonechill / The Driver's License November 12, 1988 Lawrence G. DiTillio ( Bonechill );
Cherie Wilkerson ( The Driver's License )
10 The Beast Beneath These Streets / First Date November 19, 1988 Michael Reaves ( The Beast Beneath These Streets );
Cherie Wilkerson ( First Date )
11 Wildshark / To play or not to play November 26, 1988 Marv Wolfman & Cherie Wilkerson ( Wildshark );
Cherie Wilkerson ( To Play or not to Play )
12 Night of the Living Shadows / Graduation 3rd December 1988 Buzz Dixon ( Night of the Living Shadows );
Cherie Wilkerson ( Graduation )
13 The Last Time I Saw Earth / It's Superman December 10, 1988 Steve Gerber ( The Last Time I Saw Earth );
Cherie Wilkerson ( It's Superman )
  • All episodes were directed by Cosmo Anzilotti, Bill Hutten, Tony Love and Charles A. Nichols.

synchronization

role English speaker
Clark Kent / Superman Beau Weaver
Lois Lane Ginny McSwain
Lex Luthor Michael Bell
Perry White Stanley Ralph Ross
Jessica Morganberry Lynne Marie Stewart
Jimmy Olsen Mark L. Taylor
Pa Kent Alan Oppenheimer
Ma Kent Tress MacNeille

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Superman TV Episode Guide . The Big Cartoon Database. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
Superman - film and broadcast
Film & television
cinemamovies

Superman (1948) • Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) • Superman and the Mole Men (1951) • Superman (1978) • Superman II - Alone Against All (1980) • Superman III - The Steel Lightning (1983) • Supergirl (1984) • Superman IV - Die Welt am Abyss (1987) • Superman Returns (2006) • Man of Steel (2013) • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) • Shazam! (2019)

Cartoons

Superman (1941) • The Batman / Superman Movie (1998) • Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006) • Superman: Doomsday (2007) • Superman / Batman: Public Enemies (2009) • Superman / Batman: Apocalypse (2010) • Superman / Shazam !: The Return of Black Adam (2010) • All-Star Superman (2011) • Superman vs. The Elite (2012) • Superman: Unbound (2013)

Pilot films

The Adventures of Superpup (1958) • The Adventures of Superboy (1961)

Real series

Superman - Savior in Need (1952–1958) • Superboy (1988–1992) • Superman - The Adventures of Lois & Clark (1993–1997) • Smallville (2001–2011) • Supergirl (since 2015) • Krypton (2018– 2019) • Superman & Lois (from 2021)

Trick series

Superman (first cartoon series) (1941–1943) • The Adventures of Superboy (1966–1969) • A Job for Superman (1966–1970) • Superman (second cartoon series) (1988) • Superman (third cartoon series) (1996–2000) • Krypto, the super dog (2005)

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Radio series

The Adventures of Superman (first radio series) (1940–1951) • The Adventures of Superman (second radio series) (1988) • Superman Lives! (1993)

Note: Other films and series in which Superman appears as a minor or guest character are included in the Justice League or Batman navigation bars and are not included in this list.