Episode
Superman: Destroy the Defendroids
Overview
Luthor creates a robotic police force called Defendroids.
Details
- Series
- Superman
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1988-09-17
- Runtime
- 12 min
Episode context
Destroy the Defendroids is Episode 1 in Season 1 of Superman. It aired on 1988-09-17. The runtime is 12 min.
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