Episode
Superman: The Animated Series: Livewire
Overview
Radio shock-jock Leslie Willis is turned into a being of pure electricity, and begins her media-crazed rampage to drain Metropolis' power and kill Superman in the bargain.
Details
- Series
- Superman: The Animated Series
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1997-09-13
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Livewire is Episode 5 in Season 2 of Superman: The Animated Series. It aired on 1997-09-13. The runtime is 21 min.
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