Episode
Superman: The Animated Series: The Main Man (1)
Overview
Intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo is employed to capture the Man of Steel, but thanks to a double-cross by the rare-species-collecting Preserver, both Superman and Lobo end up trapped in the Preserver's personal zoo.
Details
- Series
- Superman: The Animated Series
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1996-11-09
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
The Main Man (1) is Episode 9 in Season 1 of Superman: The Animated Series. It aired on 1996-11-09. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 8: Stolen Memories
Brainiac, once Krypton's all-knowing planetary computer, comes to Earth as part of his information-gathering trek across the galaxy. But, as Superman discovers, Brainiac's intent after gathering the world's knowledge is to destroy the Earth.
Episode 10: The Main Man (2)
Superman and Lobo team up to escape the Preserver and a vile band of competing bounty hunters with their own vendetta against the "Main Man".
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