Superman: The Animated Series

DC Comics Super Villains: The Joker’s Last Laugh

  • Title: DC Comics Super-Villains: Justice League Masterminds of Crime
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DC Comics Super Villains: The Jokers Last LaughDC Comics Super Villains: The Jokers Last Laugh collects Joker-centric episodes from Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, The Batman, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and the three-part “World’s Finest” cross-over from Superman: The Animated Series featuring Batman and Superman teaming up to take down the Joker and Lex Luthor.

Collected on two-discs, highlights include the first appearance of Mark Hamill as the Joker, and Harley Quinn spending some time away from Mr. J with her new gal-pal Poison Ivy and with the Dark Knight Detective.

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Superman – Identity Crisis

  • Title: Superman: The Animated Series – Identity Crisis
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Superman - Identity Crisis

With a new Superman now out on Blu-ray and DVD every now and then I’ll continue to take a look back at the hero’s more memorable moments on both the big and small screen. “Identity Crisis” takes the opportunity for Superman: The Animated Series‘ to offer its own take on Bizarro‘s (Tim Daly) origins by having the odd creature be the first (and by the end of the episode the only surviving) clone of Superman (Daly) created by Lex Luthor (Clancy Brown) as part of his plan to create his own army of Supermen.

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Superman – Livewire

  • Title: Superman: The Animated Series – Livewire
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Superman - Livewire

With a new Superman in now in theaters every now and then I’ll continue to take a look back at the hero’s more memorable moments on both the big and small screen. Superman: The Animated Series put their own spin on several new and classic comic book villains but of all the baddies made specifically for the show Livewire (Lori Petty) stands out above the rest. Although her introductory episode may not be one of the show’s best, Livewire turned out to be another fun character to add the animated rogues gallery of our hero.

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Superman – Speed Demons

  • Title: Superman: The Animated Series – Speed Demons
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Superman - Speed Demons

With a new Superman in now in theaters every now and then I’ll continue to take a look back at the hero’s more memorable moments on both the big and small screen. Who’s faster, Superman (Tim Daly) or the Flash (Charlie Schlatter)? That’s a question DC Comics has teased its readers with several times over the years without ever really coming to a definitive answer. “Speed Demons” capitalizes on the Silver Age concept of a public race between the heroes and the inevitable attacks of a super-villain that leave us without a true winner.

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