Superman (1988 TV series)
| Superman | |
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The logo for Superman.
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| Genre |
Action/Adventure Superhero fiction |
| Based on | Superman by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster |
| Written by |
Cherie Wilkerson Marv Wolfman Michael Reaves Larry DiTillio Buzz Dixon Martin Pasko |
| Directed by | Cosmo Anzilotti Bill Hutten Tony Love |
| Voices of |
Beau Weaver Ginny McSwain Mark L. Taylor Stanley Ralph Ross Michael Bell Lynne Marie Stewart Alan Oppenheimer Tress MacNeille |
| Narrated by | William Woodson (opening narration) |
| Opening theme | "Superman March" |
| Composer(s) | Ron Jones |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
| Producer(s) | Larry Huber |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) |
Ruby-Spears Enterprises DC Comics |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 17 – December 10, 1988 |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Superman is a 1988 American animated Saturday morning television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions for Warner Bros. Television that aired 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.
This series is the third animated Superman series (the second was the Filmation-produced The New Adventures of Superman). It is 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. Like the comics, Luthor is fully aware that the ring he wears is fashioned with a kryptonite stone, which he uses to keep Superman from attacking or apprehending him (although this required very close proximity to work).
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 William Moulton Marston's superheroine for the post-Crisis era. Syrene the Sorceress of Time 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.
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