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Superman was a 1988 animated Saturday morning television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Warner Bros. Television that aired on CBS featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name (coinciding with the character's 50th anniversary, along with the live-action Superboy TV series that year). Veteran comic book writer Marv Wolfman was the head story editor, and noted comic book artist Gil Kane provided character designs.

The "Superman Family Album"

The final four minutes of each Superman episode were devoted to a brief snapshot from the "Superman Family Album." These biographical segments deviated from the contemporary comics to have Clark have his powers fully developed since infancy as opposed to developing as he matured. These stories depicted the Smallville misadventures of the young Kryptonian immigrant as he faces typical childhood trials with his first day at school, an overnight scouting campout, getting a driver's license, his first date, High School graduation, and ultimately his premiere as Superman.

Cast

Beau Weaver ... Superman
Ginny McSwain ... Lois Lane
Michael Bell ... Lex Luthor
Stanley Ralph Ross ... Perry White
Lynne Marie Stewart ... Jessica Morganberry
Mark L. Taylor ... Jimmy Olsen
Alan Oppenheimer ... Jonathan Kent
Tress MacNeille ... Martha Kent
William Woodson ... Narrator

Episodes

Ep #	Episode Name	The "Superman Family Album"	Initial airing
1	Destroy the Defendroids	The Adoption	September 17, 1988
2	Fugitive from Space	The Supermarket	September 24, 1988
3	By the Skin of the Dragon's Teeth	At the Babysitter's	October 1, 1988
4	Cybron Strikes	The First Day of School	October 8, 1988
5	The Big Scoop	Overnight with the Scouts	October 15, 1988
6	Triple-Play	The Circus	October 22, 1988
7	The Hunter	Little Runaway	October 29, 1988
8	Superman and Wonder Woman vs. The Sorceress of Time	The Birthday Party	November 5, 1988
9	Bonechill	The Driver's License	November 12, 1988
10	The Beast Beneath These Streets	First Date	November 19, 1988
11	Wildsharkk	To Play or not to Play	November 26, 1988
12	Night of the Living Shadows	Graduation	December 3, 1988
13	The Last Time I Saw Earth	It's Superman	December 10, 1988

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-'''''Superman''''' was a 1988 animated Saturday morning television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Warner Bros. Television that aired on CBS featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name (coinciding with the character's 50th anniversary, along with the live-action Superboy TV series that year). Veteran comic book writer Marv Wolfman was the head story editor, and noted comic book artist Gil Kane provided character designs. Each episode had a "Superman Family Album" segment, which featured Clark's early adventures from his adoption by the Kents, on up to him first becoming Superman.
+'''''Superman''''' was a 1988 animated Saturday morning television series produced by [[Ruby-Spears]] Productions and Warner Bros. Television that aired on CBS featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name (coinciding with the character's 50th anniversary, along with the live-action Superboy TV series that year). Veteran comic book writer Marv Wolfman was the head story editor, and noted comic book artist Gil Kane provided character designs.
+==The "Superman Family Album"==
+The final four minutes of each Superman episode were devoted to a brief snapshot from the "Superman Family Album." These biographical segments deviated from the contemporary comics to have Clark have his powers fully developed since infancy as opposed to developing as he matured. These stories depicted the [[Smallville]] misadventures of the young [[Kryptonian ]]immigrant as he faces typical childhood trials with his first day at school, an overnight scouting campout, getting a driver's license, his first date, High School graduation, and ultimately his premiere as Superman.
 ==Cast==
 *[[Beau Weaver]] ... [[Superman]]