Episode
Superboy: Metallo
Overview
A heart attack patient, who is also an escaped convict, transforms into a cyborg with a heart powered by kryptonite.
Details
- Series
- Superboy
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1989-10-21
Episode context
Metallo is Episode 3 in Season 2 of Superboy. It aired on 1989-10-21.
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Episode 2: Lex Luthor: Sentenced to Death
Superboy is aided by Professor Peterson and the two believe that he will one day be able to use his legs and powers again. Lex Luthor taunts the superhero with his new bride, Lana.
Episode 4: Young Dracula
Superboy and Lana get caught in the middle of a battle between two vampires.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: With This Ring, I Thee Kill
Lex Luthor returns, kidnaps Lana, forces her to marry him, and assumes the identity of a doctor that created a weapon that could paralyze Superboy forever.
Episode 5: Nightmare Island
Trapped on a deserted island after Andy's motorboat sinks, Clark gets stripped of his powers by an alien who also kidnaps Lana.
Episode 6: Bizarro... The Thing of Steel
Bizarro, an imperfect duplicate of Superboy, is accidentally created when the real Superboy steps in front of Professor Peterson's new duplicating ray.
Episode 7: The Battle with Bizarro
Superboy battles to free Lana from Bizarro while Prof. Peterson uses his duplicating ray on kryptonite to create Bizarro Kryptonite with the hope that it will end the Bizarro menace.
Episode 8: Mr. and Mrs. Superboy
Superboy and Lana pretend to be the adoptive parents of Mr. Mxyzptlk when he returns from the fifth dimension to stop the havoc caused when a giant follows him seeking revenge.
Episode 9: Programmed for Death
Superboy must stop a robot that has reprogrammed itself to avenge the death of its creator by killing both Andy and his father.
Episode 10: Superboy's Deadly Touch
Superboy is shot with a laser by Lex Luthor that sends his powers out of control and makes him dangerous to others.
Episode 11: The Power of Evil
A dark, malevolent force breaks its bonds and seeks to eradicate Superboy, the greatest force of good.
Episode 12: Superboy... Rest in Peace
A female android from the future assists Superboy against another android sent to destroy him.
Episode 13: Super Menace!
After running tests on kryptonite to try and neutralize its effects on Superboy, the military accidentally alters it so it has emotional effects on him, making him apathetic.