Superman (DCAU)
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[edit] Appearances
Superman appeared in a total of 88 episodes and one movie.
- 54 Superman: The Animated Series episodes.
- Justice League:
- Secret Origins
- In Blackest Night
- The Enemy Below
- Injustice For All
- Paradise Lost
- War World
- Fury
- Legends
- Metamorphosis
- The Savage Time
- Only a Dream
- Tabula Rasa
- Twilight
- A Better World
- The Terror Beyond
- Eclipsed
- Hereafter
- Secret Society
- Comfort and Joy
- Wild Cards
- Starcrossed
- Initiation
- For the Man Who Has Everything
- Kid Stuff
- The Return
- The Greatest Story Never Told
- Ultimatum
- Dark Heart
- Wake the Dead
- The Doomsday Sanction
- Clash
- Flashpoint
- Panic in the Sky
- Divided We Fall
- Alive!
- Destroyer
- SS:
- BB:
[edit] Cameos
[edit] Movies
[edit] DC animated universe history
[edit] Justice League
Tim Daly, who voiced Superman in his previous animated series, did some early recordings, but ultimately he was unable to reprise the role due to his involvement with the short-lived remake series of The Fugitive, resulting in his being replaced by George Newbern. Newbern was heavily criticized by fans during the first season, who felt that his Superman was too stiff and lacked both the everyman feel and heroic authority that Daly brought to the role, which Bruce Timm said was more his fault and the fault of his staff than Newbern's and has openly defended Newbern. Since then, many fans have agreed that Newbern improved significantly during the second season and have more or less reached a concensus that Newbern and his predecessor Daly both had their merits in regards to their portrayal of Superman.
[edit] Design
For the first Justice League season, Superman was initially redesigned to have a bit of a squint to his eyes and slight wrinkles that was also meant to make him look older, in addition to having a noticeable shining streak to his hair; additionally, he was redesigned to appear larger in physical girth than in his previous series. Fans did not like the aged appearance and in the second season the streak was toned down the point of almost disappearing and the squint was removed.
[edit] Action figures
Kenner produced several different action figures of the character. There was one faithfully based in his regular costume from the series, several base on his special costumes altering the colors, and some were made up designs.
