Superman (TV series)

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Superman
Created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster (characters)
Presented by Ruby-Spears Enterprises
DC Comics
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Story editor(s) Marv Wolfman
Running time 30 min.
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Audio format Stereo
Original run 1988 – 1989
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Superman was a 1988 animated Saturday morning television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and airing on CBS featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name (coinciding with the character's 50th anniversary, along with the live-action Superboy TV series that year). Veteran comic book writer Marv Wolfman was the head story editor, and noted comic book artist Gil Kane provided character designs.

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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 Pérez's reworking of the character for the post-Crisis era. Wonder Woman was portrayed by voice actress B.J. Ward, who had previously provided her voice as Wonder Woman in the final season of the Super Friends, which was called The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians.

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 ultimately his premiere as Superman.

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The series is also of note due to its use of re-orchestrated versions of John Williams' classic themes[1][2][3][4] from 1978's Superman: The Movie, as well as an opening sequence that delivered the same narration as the 1950s Adventures of Superman television series.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ 1988 Animated Theme - RM
  2. ^ 1988 Animated Theme - MP3
  3. ^ 1988 Animated Theme: Version 2 - RM
  4. ^ 1988 Animated Theme: Version 2 - MP3

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