Tools of the Trade

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Bruno Mannheim’s Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from a mysterious backer (Darkseid’s minion Kanto), while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers. Turpin has been the subject of media jokes that Superman must do everything, until Superman appears on camera saying it was actually Turpin who saved Superman’s life by stopping one of the deadly weapons. In the end, Manheim meets his new boss, the evil lord Darkseid, bent on conquering the universe, and filling Mannheim with dread.

Our Take

Very good — not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Superman: The Animated Series works.