Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (TV 1996)

The last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.

Directors:

Curt Geda, Scott Jeralds,

Writers:

Alan Burnett, Paul Dini,

Stars:

Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown

Cast

Credited cast:
Tim Daly	...	Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
Dana Delany	...	Lois Lane (voice)
Clancy Brown	...	Lex Luthor (voice)
Malcolm McDowell	...	John Corben (voice)
Christopher McDonald	...	Jor-El (voice)
Finola Hughes	...	Lara (voice)
Mike Farrell	...	Jonathan Kent (voice)
Shelley Fabares	...	Martha Kent (voice)
Tony Jay	...	Sul-Van (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Brainiac / Councilman / Cop (voice)
George Dzundza	...	Perry White (voice)
David Kaufman	...	Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Lauren Tom	...	Angela Chen (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jesse Batten	...	Baby Kal-El (voice)
Brad Garrett	...	Bibbo (voice)

Storyline

Shunned by Krypton's leaders for his theories of planetary destruction, scientist Jor-El rockets his infant son Kal-El to safety on Earth. There Kal is raised as Clark Kent and develops unusual abilities, moves to a shining Metropolis and meets a fiesty female reporter with a knack for trouble.

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic | dc comics | superhero | perry white | character name in title

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Superman - L'ultimo figlio di Krypton

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A throwaway line of dialog actually establishes that in this continuity, Bruce Wayne became the Batman before Kent went public as Superman; while Kent ponders adopting a costumed alter ego, Martha Kent actually refers to "that nut in Gotham". In most other continuities, Kent's emergence as Superman predates Bruce Wayne's emergence as the Batman since Action Comics#1 came out before Detective Comics#27 (the respective first appearances of Superman and the Batman). The Earth-1 Kent began his champion career as Superboy well before the Earth-1 Wayne became the Batman. However, two stories indicate that the Earth-2 Batman was active as early as 1937 (Detective Comics#65 and World's Finest Comics#60); since the first Batman story in Detective Comics#27 was not an origin story, this may indicate that the Earth-2 Batman began as an adventurer before the Earth-2 Kent became Superman.

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Quotes

Lois Lane: Nice work, Smallville. You're only the second person I've ever seen get under Lex's skin.
Clark Kent: Who's the first?
Lois Lane: Me. When I dumped him.

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Connections

Edited from Superman (1996)

User Reviews

A Good DVD

I enjoyed this start to the Animated Series. It gave Superman an origin that seemed to simplify the destruction of Krypton, yet tied in the comics a great deal. What I liked about this incarnation the most was how Superman wasn't overly powerful like in some incarnations. The animation is very crisp, and Tim Daily is PERFECT as the voice for Kal El. I got such a kick out of seeing Lex getting annoyed by the quiet, hovering Superman near the DVD's ending. I never caught all of the series' premier, so this $10 DVD was worth every penny. I only wished that the show lasted longer, too bad the WB nixed it. Its my fave DC animated series bar none so far, including Batman.