The animated series aired 85 episodes from 1992 to 1995 and featured kevin conroy as the voice of the caped crusader, now referred to as the one true batman by many fans. Superman the animated series, season 2 prouted by bruce timm. Feb 28, 2019 superman the animated series s02e16 world s finest part 1 of 3, with bonus commentary. With tim daly, dana delany, kevin conroy, mark hamill. Worlds finest may have belonged to another era, but it formed the basis of the friendship that superman and batman now share in the magazine of the same name. Worlds finest works because its simple the key to this plot working is in its simplicity. The animated series, and the 29th, 30th and 31st of. Livewire tried to raise her head, but failed miserably. The animated series returns as comic with paul dini. The two animated universes were united in the superman episode worlds finest, which tells the story of batman and supermans first meeting. The new batman episodes that began airing in the fall 1997 season were later released as a dvd box set of batman.
Worlds finest 1997 a directtovideo compilation of three episodes that. Worlds finest, part 2 joker kidnaps lois in order to lure superman to his death. This episode, released on home video as the batmansuperman movie, is. The animated series and the new batman adventures produced by. Meanwhile, joker turns the tables, on his partnership with luthor, kidnapping him and using the powerful new lexwing aircraft to attack metropolis. Worlds finest is the perfect batmansuperman crossover movie. But jokers plan is jeopardized when batman arrives to. Worlds finest, part 1 151 views the joker steals a large piece of kryptonite and then comes to metropolis, offering to kill superman for lex luthor in exchange for one billion american dollars. Although he has no superpowers, batman s powers of deduction combined with his obsessive determination combine to make him one of the most feared crimefighters in the world. But it got its start as a threeparter for superman tas.
The dynamic series spawned a new technique in animation using black backgrounds that. Superman and batman must put aside their differences to save the city together. Worlds finest is roughly an hour long, a mere fraction of the 150minute length of batman v superman. But jokers plan is jeopardized when batman arrives to warn superman that his life is in danger.
As mentioned, burnett and dini were credited with the story for all three parts. Batman meets superman superman the animated series. The worlds finest is regularly updated, so feel free check back as often as possible. Joker kidnaps lois in order to lure superman to his death. Worlds finest is a oneshot with a cover date of december, 1997. The animated series 3part episode worlds finest released on vhs and dvd.
Superman the animated series s02e16 worlds finest part 1 of 3, with bonus commentary. The series was initially titled worlds best comics for its first issue. The animated series has been consistently ranked as one of the greatest animated television shows ever made. World s finest is a oneshot with a cover date of december, 1997. The batman superman movie is the home video release of the world s finest parts i,ii and iii episodes of superman. The series served as an anthology featuring multiple stories per issue. Batmans intervention saves the day and, soon after, lois tells a heartbroken clark that she will be transferring to gotham city in order to be with bruce wayne.
All topics and discussions about these amazing animated characters and adventures are welcome. Over the course of 85 episodes, dini, burnett, and bruce timm produced mature. The series focused on the exploits of batman and his crusade against injustice in modernday gotham city, a dark, gothic, crimeridden area. This animated batmansuperman teamup is better than dawn. Worlds finest is a three part story arc from superman. A similar scheme to the secret of bruce wayne was later used on the episode the strange secret of bruce wayne from batman. The jokers evolution throughout the batman animated series. The worlds finest caught up with dynamic music partners to discuss their involvement in the batman.
The episode depicts the first meeting of batman and. It has been critically and commercially acclaimed for its sophistication, mature writing, voice acting, orchestrated soundtrack, artistic ambition, and faithfulness to the source material. You are bidding on a original production drawing of harley quinn and mercy from the batman superman the animated series episode worlds finest part 3. The animated series, s2e14 in 1995, after 85 episodes, batman. Batman the animated series original production drawing harley quinn mercy world s finest. Online since 1998, this allages board covers dc comics animation from 1992 to today. Animation and originally aired on the wb from 1996 to 2000. She only flew about three feet through the air and two inches off the ground before landing in an undignified heap at karas feet. The animated series ended its run on fox, and for all anyone knew that was it for the show. As two of the most internationally recognizable superheroes, worlds finest is a fitting name for the pairing of batman and superman. The animated series is an american television series. World s finest comics is a comic book title published from 1941 to 1986.
Worlds finest was also packaged as a directtovideo movie, the batman superman movie. This series still, even though it has long since been cancelled off the air except for syndication, proves to be a great homage to the superman universe, and to comic books in. You are bidding on a original hand painted production cel of batman from the batman animated series. In the series, superman and batman battle their archenemies lex luthor and the joker, and for that, they temporary exchange their places in their home cities, thus, superman goes to gotham city, and batman goes to metropolis. The animated series sequel comic is coming from dc.
The animated series ran for 85 issues from 1992 until 1995. Contentsshow plot the joker heads to metropolis with ten pounds of kryptonite, with a plan to kill superman. Worlds finest is only a threeepisode arc from superman. May 09, 2016 superman the animated series s02e16 world s finest part 1 of 3, with bonus commentary. While superman and batman had appeared together often in comic books and in animation notably super friends, there would not be an official liveaction pairing until batman v superman. The new batman episodes that began airing in the fall 1997 season were later released as a dvd box set of.
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Curiously, the only thing he stole was a jade dragon statue. The killing joke animated feature, along with the new soundtrack releases for the aforementioned batman. The new batmansuperman adventures is a name given to a package series that combined superman. Batman animated series production drawing harley mercy. You are bidding on a original production drawing of harley quinn and mercy from the batman superman the animated series episode world s finest part 3. The worlds finest youtube channel will be the home for all of the websites video content. Lois s romance with bruce wayne hits rough waters when she discovers that he is batman. World s finest is a fan film directed by sandy collora.
This production cel was used in the making of the series episode. A threeissue miniseries in 1990 by dave gibbons, steve rude and karl kesel. Worlds finest is the perfect batmansuperman crossover. Paul levitz george perez kevin maguire scott koblish robson rocha wayne faucher emanuela lupacchino rb silva joe weems contentsshow history worlds finest writer. It depicts the first encounter of batman and superman facingoff against the joker and lex luthor. Despite his tragic past, he has overcome all obstacles to dedicate his life to the eradication of crime in his home, gotham city. Worlds finest man of steel fan film batman vs superman tito guillen. Apr 03, 2016 named for a longrunning batman and superman comic book series, worlds finest saw the first meeting of paul dini and bruce timms animated versions of batman and superman, establishing that the superman and the highly acclaimed batman. Batman meets superman superman the animated series worlds. Despite his tragic past, he has overcome all obstacles to dedicate his life to the eradication of crime in his home, gotham. Worlds finest is an animated feature comprised of the superman. Worlds finest comics was an american comic book series published by dc comics from 1941 to 1986.
Batman, naturally, is on the case, but needs supermans help to defeat the archvillains. Uslan has speculated that this was because dc received a cease and desist letter from better publications, inc. The animated series for the wb network, with that series debuting in 1996. Most entertaining and interesting is the introduction of mr. Apr 10, 2007 the storytelling style is a throwback to romantic comedies of the 30s and 40s, it s the superhero movie that preston sturgess might have made, and that s what s so interesting about this movie it is in fact three episodes from the 1997 season superman the animated series, season 2 prouted by bruce timm. Since it is just three episodes of a tv series strung together, it is edited with obvious pauses for breaks between episodes. He originally was a criminal named jack napier who fell in a vat of chemicals that made him into the joker. The animated series an unrivaled 90s superhero cartoon was its ability to cater to both kids and adult fans at the same time. Batman the animated series original production drawing harley quinn mercy worlds finest. World s finest is the 16th, 17th and 18th episodes of the second season of superman. Originally, this threeparter aired backtoback as a movie event on october 4, 1997.
The animated series was an emmy awardwinning animated series that ran from 1992 to 1995 on fox kids, effectively beginning the dcau. Batman animated series production drawing harley mercy fight. For the individual episode title cards, refer to the btas tabr title card gallery. The dc comics animation forum anime superhero forum. Not truly edited to together, they still contain all the fadein fadeouts to commercial breaks, similar to batman beyond. Batman follows his nemesis, the joker, to metropolis, where he finds that the master villain has joined forces with lex luthor. Joker goes to metropolis with an offer and plan to kill superman for lex luthor while batman pursues the clown to superman s turf. The result was the epic worlds finest, whose name nodded to the characters teamup book past. The joker is one of the main antagonists of the batman comics, and animated shows. The limited budget shows with several shots being reused and the action scenes being passable but not extraordinary.
This production drawing was used in the making of the btas series episode. This episode, released on home video as the batmansuperman movie, is the first crossover with batman. A number of world s finest titles have since appeared. The animated series, and the 29th, 30th and 31st of the overall series. Mxyzptlk in mxyzpixilated and the joker usually a batman villain to the series in worlds finest. Worlds finest is a fan film directed by sandy collora. The animated series, with batman, the joker and harley quinn appearing in metropolis the joker has recently robbed an antique jeweler in gotham, and was last seen outside of metropolis. The killing joke animated feature, justice league and batman. He is voiced by mark hamill for more info please see these pages. Superman the animated series s02e16 worlds finest part 1. Loiss romance with bruce wayne hits rough waters when she discovers that he is batman. The animated seriesworlds finest part 2 jan 27, 2015 d. Worlds finest team worlds finest trinity worlds finest film, a fan film. The animated series cartoons of the 90s existed in a single continuity, now known as the dc.
World s finest is a three part story arc from superman. The episode depicts the first meeting of batman and superman in the dcau, when batman comes to metropolis in pursuit of the joker, who has offered to. The batman beyond cast was spearheaded by kevin conroy, the fan favorite voice of the dark knight as established in the landmark batman. Worlds finest is the 16th, 17th and 18th episodes of the second season of superman. The animated series, episodes 2931, written by stan berkowitz, alan burnett, paul dini, rich fogel, and steve gerber. Superman the animated series s02e16 worlds finest part. Joker goes to metropolis with an offer and plan to kill superman for lex luthor while batman pursues the clown to supermans turf. Joker steals a statue made of solid kryptonite and makes a deal with luthor to kill superman. It works as a trailer to a film that does not exist. Worlds finest comics was published from 1941 to 1986, bringing dcs most popular characters together in one book where they starred in separate stories until they were finally partnered in the mid50s. Worlds finest comics worlds finest, a new permutation of the above title, launched in 2012. The animated series changed the batman universe forever. Batman must enlist the help of the man of steel to stop the evil d batman and superman adventures. Originally, this threeparter aired backtoback on the wb network as a movie event on october 4, 1997.
The animated series is the definitive adaptation of the dark knight. Worlds finest comics is a comic book title published from 1941 to 1986. Bruce wayne shows up to the pay the ransom for a captured dick grayson, and uncovers more than he expected, in this hd remastered clip from batman. This covers everything trailers, video clips, commercials, spot. Reviewed in the united states on november 14, 2016.
The most famous classical team ups occurred in the pages of worlds finest comics, which featured regular superman batman teamups from 1941 through its cancellation in 1986 its modern incarnation is superman batman, which forms the basis of the recentlyreleased movie. Grant the batman universe commentaries 1 join don and guest michael bailey as they give their commentary for the superman. Worlds finest, part 1 joker steals a statue made of solid kryptonite and makes a deal with luthor to kill superman. May 02, 2012 worlds finest general information type. Mxyzptlk in mxyzpixilated and the joker usually a batman villain to the series in world s finest. The animated series to the latest programs, features, comics and everything else inbetween. Artists like dave taylor, peter doherty, graham nolan, tom morgan, robert campanella, and sal buscema all contributed to this 10issue series. Kara zorel pulled her punch perfectly this time, barely connecting with livewires face.
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