The New Batman/Superman Adventures facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The New Batman/Superman Adventures |
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| Based on | |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Shirley Walker |
| Composer(s) | Michael McCuistion Lolita Ritmanis Shirley Walker Kristopher Carter Harvey Cohen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | DC Comics Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Kids' WB |
| Original release | September 13, 1997 – February 12, 2000 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Static Shock, Batman Beyond, and Justice League |
| Related shows | |
The New Batman/Superman Adventures is a name given to a package series that combined Superman: The Animated Series with Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It aired from 1997–2000 on Kids' WB. Each half-hour episode in the hour-and-one-half block featured either a single repeat from the original Superman: The Animated Series run, the original Batman: The Animated Series run, or a brand new story featuring Batman from The New Batman Adventures. These new stories focus more on Batman's supporting cast and introduced new characters such as Tim Drake. The two animated universes were united in the Superman episode "World's Finest", which tells the story of Batman and Superman's first meeting. The new Batman episodes that began airing in the Fall 1997 season were later released as a DVD box set of Batman: The Animated Series as Volume 4. New Superman episodes that later aired in the Fall 1998 season and onward are now considered to be the third season of Superman: The Animated Series.
Contents
Cast
Main cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Kevin Conroy | Bruce Wayne / Batman |
| Tim Daly |
Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman |
| Mathew Valencia | Tim Drake / Robin |
| Tara Charendoff | Barbara Gordon |
| Dana Delany | Lois Lane |
| Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. |
Alfred Pennyworth |
| Liane Schirmer | Renee Montoya |
| Robert Costanzo | Detective Harvey Bullock |
Regular villains
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Hamill | The Joker |
| Arleen Sorkin | Harley Quinn |
| Clancy Brown | Lex Luthor |
| Corey Burton | Brainiac |
| Brian George | Parasite |
Recurring characters
- Bob Hastings – Commissioner Gordon
- Loren Lester – Dick Grayson / Nightwing
- Nicholle Tom – Kara In-Ze / Kara Kent / Supergirl
- Joseph Bologna – SCU Lt. Daniel "Dan" Turpin
- Mel Winkler – Lucius Fox
- George Dzundza – Perry White
- David Kaufman – James "Jimmy" Olsen
Recurring villains
- Ron Perlman – Matt Hagen / Clayface & Jax-Ur
- Michael Ansara – Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze
- Paul Williams – Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
- Diane Pershing – Dr. Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy
- John Glover – Edward Nygma / The Riddler
- Jeffrey Combs – Prof. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow
- Richard Moll – Harvey Dent / Two-Face
- George Dzundza – Arnold Wesker / The Ventriloquist / Scarface
- Adrienne Barbeau – Selina Kyle / Catwoman
- Roddy McDowall – Dr. Jervis Tetch / The Mad Hatter
- Henry Silva – Bane
- Brooks Gardner – Waylon Jones / Killer Croc
- Mark Rolston – Garfield Lynns/Firefly
- Laraine Newman – Mary Dahl / Baby Doll
- Charity James – Roxanne Sutton/Roxy Rocket
- Sela Ward – Page Monroe/Calendar Girl
- Stephen Wolfe Smith – Klarion the Witch Boy
- Lori Petty – Leslie Willis / Livewire
- Michael Ironside – Darkseid
- Leslie Easterbrook – Mala
- Sarah Douglas – Mala
- Malcolm McDowell – John Corben / Metallo
- Michael Dorn – Kalibak & John Henry Irons / Steel
- Bruce Weitz – Bruno Mannheim
- Gilbert Gottfried – Mister Mxyzptlk
- Lauren Tom – Angela Chen
- Brad Garrett – Lobo & Bibbo & "Neato" Coralli
- William H. Macy – Director of the Paranormals Institute
- Jason Marsden – Teenage Clark Kent
- Bud Cort – Toyman
- Melissa Joan Hart – Saturn Girl
- Chad Lowe – Rokk Krinn / Cosmic Boy
- Scott Menville – Kenny Braverman
- Jason Priestley – Reep Daggle / Chameleon Boy
Episodes
Note: These are the crossover episodes from the two series.
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Series | Airdate |
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| 29–31 | "World's Finest" | Toshihiko Masuda | Story: Alan Burnett and Paul Dini Part I: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini and Rich Fogel Part II: Steve Gerber Part III: Stan Berkowitz |
Superman: The Animated Series | October 4, 1997 |
| Batman and Superman team up to take on their respective archenemies: the Joker and Lex Luthor. | |||||
| 43 | "Knight Time" | Curt Geda | Robert Goodman | Superman: The Animated Series | October 10, 1998 |
| Superman comes to Gotham to fill in for Batman, who has mysteriously disappeared. | |||||
| 20 | "Girls' Night Out" | Curt Geda | Hilary J. Bader | The New Batman Adventures | October 17, 1998 |
| Supergirl must team up with Batgirl to take down Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Livewire in Gotham City, while Batman and Superman are unavailable to help them. | |||||
| 52 | "The Demon Reborn" | Dan Riba | Rich Fogel | Superman: The Animated Series | September 18, 1999 |
| Ra's al Ghul needs Superman's strength to fully heal, so Batman steps in to stop him. | |||||
Feature film
- The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997) – a direct-to-video compilation of three episodes that originally aired back-to-back as a single TV special during the second season of Superman: The Animated Series.
