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102-542: In other media, Ultra-Humanite has appeared in Justice League , voiced by Ian Buchanan , as well as the third and final season of The CW network television series Stargirl . Ultra-Humanite first appeared in Action Comics #13 (June 1939) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster . Ultra-Humanite is described as a fiendish " mad scientist ", and is paralyzed from the waist down and in need of

204-530: A global city . It is often referred to as "The Big Apricot" just as New York City is nicknamed " The Big Apple ". It is commonly portrayed as having an Art Deco style of architecture, much like New York City. The skyline and many of the notable landmarks in Metropolis are based on real-life landmarks in New York City . Frank Miller has said that "Metropolis is New York in the daytime; Gotham City

306-653: A 1994–1995 limited series, Metropolis SCU . At some point during the missing year following Infinite Crisis, the division of the Metropolis Police Department dedicated to superhuman crime was renamed the Science Police, seemingly a reference to the similarly named group in the Legion of Super-Heroes' 31st Century. Stryker's Island Penitentiary (based on New York's Riker's Island ) is the name of Metropolis' largest prison facility, as well as

408-452: A Special Crimes Unit dedicated to defending the city against superhuman menaces in case Superman is absent. The unit is headed by Maggie Sawyer and Dan Turpin , both of whom maintain frequent contact with the Man of Steel. Another of Superman's police contacts over the years has been Inspector William Henderson , who is currently the Metropolis police commissioner. The police unit is featured in

510-468: A cruise line, but again is foiled by Superman even though Ultra uses a hologram of himself to escape capture. A mysterious epidemic sweeps through the city, killing hundreds. A young scientist, Professor Henry Travers, concocts an antidote. Ultra kidnaps Travers, but he is rescued by Superman. Ultra's henchmen fire an unknown ray and knock out Superman. Ultra tries hypnotizing him by placing a helmet on his head, but Superman fakes being controlled, and when he

612-536: A drawback but still finding the show entertaining overall. Oliver Sava of the AV Club countered this view by praising the expansive nature of the series and its multi-part episodes, which he felt contributed to a strong iteration of the Justice League. Indiewire ranked the show overall as the 20th best animated show of all time. The second season of Justice League however, is considered to be one of

714-404: A healthy version of his twenty-year-old human self, cured from his degenerative disease. Power Girl attempts to hire him as a scientist for her Starr Labs, and Gerard plays along by showing a fake desire of reformation. When DC rebooted its continuity with The New 52 in 2011, Ultra-Humanite was reintroduced in the pages of Action Comics with a wildly different concept: a fear-feeding alien in

816-730: A locale in the DC Universe, like the Marvel Universe, in which it exists as a separate city from Metropolis and Gotham City. The Justice Society of America , for example, is based in New York, as were the Teen Titans . Metropolis is frequently depicted as being within driving distance of Gotham City , home of Batman . This happens, for example, in the three-issue 1990 mini-series of World's Finest Comics by Dave Gibbons , Steve Rude , and Karl Kesel . The distance between

918-415: A major scientific research institution, is also located in Metropolis. The Metropolis Museum of Natural History was featured in the film Superman Returns . Metropolis University, Clark Kent's alma mater , is located in the city of Metropolis; Clark graduated with a degree in journalism. The college has a floating aquarium anchored just offshore called the "Ark". LexCorp , founded by Lex Luthor ,

1020-789: A new Secret Society of Super Villains . Afterwards, the Ultra-Humanite regularly appears in DC Comics titles, opposing the All-Star Squadron in the 1940s, and the Justice Society of America and Infinity, Inc. in the decades since World War II . After the 1985-86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths , Superman's history was rewritten in The Man of Steel miniseries, and the Earth-Two Superman

1122-446: A new body for the villain, in the form of a rare albino ape from the secret civilization known as Gorilla City . Christening themselves the "Time Stealers", they align themselves with Mister Mind , Rex Hunter, the mysterious Black Beetle , and the villainous father of Booster Gold in an attempt to manipulate time for their own selfish goals. Their conspiracy ultimately unravels at the hands of Booster Gold and Blue Beetle Ted Kord. In

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1224-539: A number of Golden Age Superman villains of which the Ultra-Humanite is the most prominent. In the annual JLA/ JSA teamup in Justice League of America #195-197 (1981), the Ultra-Humanite transfers his consciousness to an albino gorilla body and becomes a major super-villain on Earth-Two. In one instance, he recruited Brain Wave , Monocle , Rag Doll , Psycho-Pirate , Mist , and four villains from Earth-1 ( Plant Master , Signalman , Cheetah , and Killer Frost ) into

1326-457: A record it would keep until September 13, 2009, when the world premiere of Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins gathered over 6.108 million viewers. The show was aired in the Republic of Ireland on TG4 in both Irish and English from 6 September 2002 to 2007. Justice League Season 1 received acclaim for its portrayal of the superhero team and its engaging storytelling. WhatCulture praised

1428-592: A reporter for the Cleveland Evening News . In Superman #2 (Fall 1939), Metropolis was actually placed in the U.S. state of New York , making it the earliest specific reference to the location of Metropolis. In that issue, Clark Kent (Superman) sends a telegram to George Taylor , the editor of the Daily Star (the antecedent to the Daily Planet ), addressed to "Metropolis, N.Y." In

1530-425: A soundtrack for Justice League Unlimited as well, provided that sales of the Justice League soundtrack improve significantly and that there is sufficient demand from fans. A second Justice League volume may also follow if fans support the existing release. The series premiere on November 17, 2001, set a Cartoon Network record with over 4.114 million viewers. This made it the channel's highest rated premiere ever,

1632-567: A storyline called Superman Reborn . The original Ultra-Humanite subsequently appeared again, depicted as an evil genius who placed his brain into an albino gorilla. He is a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains. In Superman and the Authority , Ultra-Humanite's canonical status as Superman's first villain returns as Brainiac supplies him with a method of Brain cloning that allows him to be in multiple places at once. Superman

1734-426: A subway tunnel, Superman discovers that Star, Inc., the firm that built the tunnel, defrauded the city by using substandard materials. Superman pursues some of the criminals who lead him to the Ultra-Humanite. As Superman barges headlong into the shed, the villain freezes him inside a block of crystal. Superman is able to break out and stop the villain's plans. The Ultra-Humanite tries to extort millions of dollars from

1836-495: A wheelchair. His "great goal" is the "domination of the Earth". Portrayed as nearly bald in two texts and as completely bald in two others, he is a "mental giant" and the "head of a vast ring of evil enterprises" whose "fiery eyes burn with terrible hatred and sinister intelligence". His real name is never given, but he has been known as the Ultra-Humanite (Ultra, for short) ever since "a scientific experiment resulted in [his] possessing

1938-458: Is New York at night." Metropolis' features became more defined and more obviously based on New York following both 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths miniseries and John Byrne 's subsequent revamping of Superman, including the late 1980s comic special The World of Metropolis . According to Action Comics #143 (April 1950), the Statue of Liberty is said to stand in "Metropolis Harbor", while

2040-571: Is a survivor of the destroyed Earth 2 and uses the lost children of the old Earth as his personal soldiers, one of whom is John Grayson, the son of the Earth 2 Dick Grayson , aka Batman III. He is killed by Hawkgirl with the Amazonion Casket, the object he was going to use as part of his plan to take over Earth 2. Justice League (TV series) Justice League is an American animated television series which ran from November 17, 2001, to May 29, 2004, on Cartoon Network . The show

2142-409: Is a tribute to the year Superman first appeared. The apartment was a wedding gift to the couple by Bruce Wayne , who owned the building. Clark Kent's traditional address of 344 Clinton Street, Apartment 3D, was usually described as being located in midtown Metropolis. In northwestern New Troy is the impoverished and crime-infested neighborhood of Suicide Slum , best known for the 1940s adventures of

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2244-479: Is based on real life Central Park of New York City. Its most noteworthy feature is a statue of Superman with an American bald eagle erected after his apparent death fighting Doomsday. A statue of Superboy ( Conner Kent ) was built next to it after the events of Infinite Crisis . In 1990s and 2000s stories, the married Clark Kent and Lois Lane live in an apartment in New Troy, at 1938 Sullivan Lane, which

2346-419: Is called to a second figure in the cabin, a "paralyzed cripple" whose "fiery eyes... burn with a terrible hatred and sinister intelligence": the Ultra-Humanite. Ultra deals Superman electricity sufficient "to kill five hundred men", and Superman lapses into unconsciousness. With Superman now helpless, Reynolds and the Ultra-Humanite attempt to kill him with a buzz saw, but Superman's invulnerable skin obliterated

2448-402: Is derived from Adventures of Superman lead actor George Reeves ' legal name before entering films. Other Metropolis boulevards in the New Troy borough are similarly named for other actors from that series and from its radio predecessor of the same name , such as Coates , Larson , and Collyer . Centennial Park (sometimes labeled as Metropolis Park ) is Metropolis' largest city park and

2550-557: Is forced to leave Earth with the Authority while the Ultra-Humanite, unconcerned with implications of Clark's journey, prepares to continue his villainous career as the arch-nemesis of Jon Kent . The Ultra-Humanite possesses a super-genius intelligence, thus making him twice as smart as Luthor. He has the medical knowledge necessary to surgically transfer his brain into another body without transplant rejection, even when using variously different species. His most frequently revisited form

2652-495: Is home to Superman, who usually operates during the day. In terms of atmosphere, Batman writer and editor Dennis O'Neil has said that, figuratively, "Batman's Gotham City is Manhattan below 14th Street at eleven minutes past midnight on the coldest night in November, and Metropolis is Manhattan between 14th and 110th Streets on the brightest, sunniest July day of the year". New York City has been more recently used as

2754-742: Is in Delaware. In June 1976, Superman #300 featured an out-of-canon story about the infant Kal-El arriving on Earth in that year, triggering an increase in Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union . In that story's version of the year 2001, passing reference is made to the merging of the eastern seaboard cities from Boston to Washington, D.C., into a "newly incorporated urban center" called "Metropolis". In his 1978 work, The Great Superman Book , an encyclopedia of

2856-561: Is interested in all aspects of technology, communication, medical science, technical science, architectural engineering, future technology, and more. Steelworks is the laboratory of Dr. John Henry Irons and in post-Crisis , it came to rival LexCorp as its reach expanded into many different industries. John Henry renamed Steelworks Ironworks to further himself from his superhero life as Steel . At least four mayors are considered part of Metropolis' history: The Metropolis Police Department headed by Commissioner David Corporon possesses

2958-455: Is introduced to Clark Kent, she is told he is from Smallville, she replies "Smallville? Never heard of it", prompting Clark Kent to ask her if she had ever been to Kansas. Lois replies "God No!" while turning her head in a sign of visible disgust. Frank Miller has said that "Metropolis is New York in the daytime; Gotham City is New York at night." Gotham City is home to Batman , whose activities are more often nocturnal, while Metropolis

3060-417: Is only eclipsed by Justice League Unlimited as the strongest superhero-team series. Everything is of higher quality this season: the direction, animation, music, sound effects, and most importantly, the stories." Circa 2004, Bruce Timm announced that a direct-to-video Justice League feature film was being planned. The film was intended to make a bridge between the second season of Justice League to

3162-512: Is revealed that the Humanite had his brain placed in the body of his lackey Lex Luthor and posed as Luthor for the intervening time. He then attempts to swap bodies with a then-powerless Superman, but is killed when Superman, attempting to escape, throws a metal spear into Humanite's computer, causing it to electrocute the villain. A different Ultra-Humanite appears as the main villain of the "One Nation" arc of Earth 2: Society #12-16, where he

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3264-817: Is secretly owned for several years by Lord Satanus posing as "Colin Thornton", and the Twin Towered LexCorp Tower, (a reference to the former twin towers of the World Trade Center ), headquarters for Lex Luthor's company. Besides the Financial District, notable areas of New Troy include: Famous streets in New Troy include Fifth Avenue , Bessolo Boulevard, and Topaz Lane. The latter two are Metropolis' versions of Broadway in New York City. Bessolo Boulevard's name

3366-585: Is separated from the suburban boroughs by the West River and Hobb's River , based on New York's East River and Hudson River , respectively. Midvale is a suburb of Metropolis, more well known as the home of Supergirl and the site of the Midvale Orphanage prior to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths . It is located 60 miles northwest of Metropolis. Bakerline is another borough of Metropolis. Located north of New Troy, Bakerline

3468-511: Is taken to spread the plague with a henchman, he destroys the "fantastic airship of Ultra's creation" that was spreading "cargo of Purple Death". Superman returns to Ultra's stronghold where the villain tries to blast him, but Superman places the Ultra-Humanite in front of the gun, killing him. In the next issue, Superman learns that Ultra's assistant temporarily revived him "via adrenalin ". Ultra orders his henchmen to kidnap actress Dolores Winters and transplant his brain into her body. As Dolores,

3570-521: Is that of a mutated albino gorilla with immense physical attributes and psychic powers. He invented numerous advanced weapons, vehicles, and other arcane technology. In the New 52, Ultra-Humanite is portrayed as an alien who feeds on a person's emotions. To help him do this, he can send out small tentacled creatures that overshadows his victim, as well as draining the fears out of him or her. An alternate Ultra-Humanite appears in issues three and four of

3672-441: Is the home of newspaper reporter Jimmy Olsen and appears to be based on The Bronx in New York City. Other boroughs and suburban areas, almost all of which are based on real places in New York City, include Queensland Park (a reference to Queens ), Hell's Gate (a reference to Hell Gate Bridge ), St. Martin's Island (a reference to Staten Island ), Park Ridge (a reference to Park Slope ), Metrodale, and Highville. In

3774-793: Is the most recognizable landmark in the Metropolis skyline, much like the Empire State Building for New York City . Located in "Planet Square", it is particularly known for the Daily Planet globe atop the building. Other prominent skyscrapers include the Emperor Building (a reference to the Empire State Building), the Newstime Building (home of the national Newstime magazine, a reference to and combination of Newsweek and Time ) which

3876-640: The Justice League Unlimited episode " For the Man Who Has Everything ". Furthermore, a common complaint in the first season of Justice League was Superman's powers being toned down even more than in Superman: The Animated Series . He was portrayed as unnaturally weak and vulnerable to harm with most episodes showing him being defeated by foes he should not have a problem with. This was changed from

3978-662: The Tangent : Superman's Reign series. This version is a living weapon created by the Soviets that went out of control. He is allegedly destroyed in battle by the Tangent version of Superman, but is later revealed that he was preserved and reprogrammed to fight for the Tangent's Superman's cause. He is finally destroyed by the combined efforts of the Tangent Batman and New Earth Superman. The first three issues of Legends of

4080-437: The 1940s Superman cartoons , produced by Paramount Pictures , Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios , Superman is said to live on the island of Manhattan . In the seventh cartoon of the series, Electric Earthquake (1942), a Native American mad scientist claims that his people are the rightful owners of Manhattan, thus placing these cartoons on the island. In the fifth cartoon in the series, The Bulleteers (1942),

4182-553: The Democratic Republic of the Congo and beset by rebel forces and the military, Satanna transplanted the brain of Gerard into the altered body of an albino gorilla. They shared an intimate relationship for a while, then parted ways for a long time, paving the way for their separate adventures as chronicled pre- OYL . In the 2006-07 Lightning Saga crossover between Justice Society of America and Justice League of America,

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4284-645: The Guardian and his street urchin companions the Newsboy Legion and in more contemporary times with Gangbuster . Although the northwestern location is similar to the relationship of Harlem to midtown Manhattan, the neighborhood bears more physical and cultural resemblance to Manhattan's Lower East Side . The Ace o' Clubs is a bar owned by Bibbo Bibbowski in Suicide Slum. Other notable places and their NYC inspirations in New Troy include: New Troy

4386-656: The Justice League series continuity, the premiere story arc "Secret Origins" revises the plot of Diana's competition against her fellow Amazons to be the ambassador of peace to man's world, and she is referred to as a "rookie" superhero during her first encounter with the League. (Subsequent episodes touched on her attempts to adjust to her new world). In an interview segment on the Season One DVD, Bruce Timm stated that he initially ran into some legal issues in using

4488-764: The Phantom Zone who manages to get out and feed on the fear of Superman when he is a child. Young Clark is too strong for him, so he retreats to the Phantom Zone. During the Superman: Doomed storyline, a portal opens in Smallville allowing the Ultra-Humanite to escape. Superman is able to defeat him by filling him up with too many emotions. Later, DC discarded most of its New 52 changes, with an initiative called DC Rebirth . All of Superman's villains and history were restored to pre-New 52 basics in

4590-759: The Silver Age and Bronze Age comics, a major Metropolis landmark is the Superman Museum. The Superman Museum features various exhibits dedicated to Metropolis' favorite superhero, similar to the Flash Museum in Central City . The Museum's exhibits were responsible for the origin of the Composite Superman . Members of the criminal organization the 100 at one point secretly used the Superman Museum as their base of operations, which

4692-455: The 2002 "Stealing Thunder" story arc from JSA #32-37 where, having taken over the body of an aged Johnny Thunder , he deceives Jakeem Thunder into handing over his magical pen. With Thunderbolt 's power, the Ultra-Humanite restores his body's youth, and then proceeds to take over the world. Under his rule, Earth is transformed into essentially a single mind, with nearly every metahuman becoming an extension of him. A few heroes manage to escape

4794-544: The Americommando. He also arranges to place the brain of his ally Adolf Hitler into the body of Danny Dunbar , while simultaneously arranging to give Hitler (as Dunbar) super-powers. The Ultra-Humanite is the principal villain in the John Byrne limited series Superman & Batman: Generations . He first appears in the 1939 story, but is believed to be killed when his escape rocket explodes. Decades later, it

4896-485: The DC Universe feature the post-Crisis Superman. Superman is early in his career and battles a scientist named Morgan Wilde who, angered by the death of his wife, swears revenge on Luthor and gains the ability to transfer his "life essence" (called "Under-Light") as the U.L.T.R.A. Humanite . In the Elseworlds miniseries The Golden Age , the Ultra-Humanite places his brain into the body of Tex Thomson , known as

4998-939: The DVD release of Season 2, the second-season finale "Starcrossed" was expected to be the final episode of the series. However, in February 2004, Cartoon Network announced a follow-up series, Justice League Unlimited , which premiered on July 31, 2004, and featured a larger roster of characters. It is the first series in the DC Animated Universe to fully use digital ink and paint , also the first to be produced in widescreen starting in Season 2. Kevin Conroy reprised his voice role as Batman from Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995), The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999), and Batman Beyond (1999–2001). Batman's costume

5100-663: The John Stewart Green Lantern as the series progressed. Superman was initially redesigned to have a bit of a squint to his eyes as well as cheekbones that were meant to make him look older than he did in Superman The Animated Series . Fans did not like the older appearance and in the second season the squint, grey streak and cheekbones were removed, in essence reverting Superman to his earlier animated look. As an in-joke, Superman's season one facial designs are used for an older Jor-El in

5202-606: The Metro-Narrows Bridge linking the two cities. A similar map appeared in The New Adventures of Superboy #22 (October 1981), with Smallville shown within driving distance of both cities (in post-Crisis comics, Smallville was officially relocated to Kansas ). 1990's The Atlas of the DC Universe also places Metropolis in Delaware and Gotham City in New Jersey. However, the exact location of

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5304-583: The Metropolis skyline after Toronto , where he was born and lived until he was ten. Since then, however, the look and feel of Metropolis has been greatly influenced by New York City . Within the DC Universe , Metropolis is depicted as being one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world, having a population of 11 million citizens. In addition to Superman, the city has also been home to other superheroes, such as Booster Gold and Black Lightning . Like many other fictional cities in DC Comics,

5406-572: The TV series Smallville , Linda Lake, a columnist for the Daily Planet , once boasted that she could see Gotham City from her new office. In Superman: The Animated Series , Bruce Wayne is shown taking his private jet aircraft to Metropolis, indicating that the two cities have at least some distance between them. In the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , director Zack Snyder confirmed that Metropolis and Gotham City would be portrayed as geographically situated right next to each other, on

5508-485: The Tower, Superman holds the Tower up long enough to let the spectators escape. Superman destroys the disintegrator and follows the plane to the criminal lair, which is a city inside a volcano, and defeats the robot guards. Inside, the villain threatens to destroy Metropolis if Superman moves closer. In exchange for the release of Curtis, the Ultra-Humanite sends Superman to steal crown jewels, expecting him to be destroyed by

5610-439: The Ultra-Humanite announces her retirement from acting, and throws a retirement party on her yacht, The Sea-Serpent . When the party is in full swing, she moves the yacht out to sea, and holds the guests at gunpoint. Ultra announces via ship's radio that she is holding the celebrities captive for $ 5 million. Dolores places helmets on the heads of the captives, wired to a control board where she can electrocute them. Despite receiving

5712-470: The Ultra-Humanite were retroactively placed on Earth-Two , the Earth of DC's Golden Age characters. The Ultra-Humanite was reintroduced during the Silver Age as a recurring villain in the "Mr. and Mrs. Superman" feature in the Superman Family anthology comic. The feature consists of stories about the early years of the marriage between the Earth-Two Superman and Lois Lane . These stories feature

5814-405: The Ultra-Humanite, intimidates other cab drivers through violence and threats against passengers. Apprehended by Superman, Reynolds is convicted and sentenced to Sing Sing penitentiary. Reynolds escapes by using a cigarette that emits "a mysterious gas" that renders his guards unconscious. Superman tracks Reynolds to his secluded cabin hideout and is about to take him into custody when his attention

5916-611: The Ultra-Humanite. After the reserve JSA are able to temporarily short out the Thunderbolt (thanks to advice from the time-displaced original Hourman ), the Ultra-Humanite is seemingly killed by the Crimson Avenger (although the Icicle nearly beats her to it) as revenge for the death of the first Crimson Avenger, who died earlier in an explosion triggered by the Ultra-Humanite. After the events of " Infinite Crisis ", history

6018-600: The Wonder Woman character, but he was adamant that she be used in the series. Additionally, the character of The Flash was portrayed as somewhat younger and significantly more brash than his comic book counterpart, taking on a number of personality traits of Wally West , who provides a similar comic relief function in the JLA comics. Major changes were also made to the Hawkgirl character. She became romantically involved with

6120-454: The best seasons of the entire DC Animated Universe , with Oliver Sava from The A.V. Club writing "good enough isn't good enough." "That's the philosophy for Justice League season two, according to producer Bruce Timm on the DVD commentary, and this two-part season opener is the perfect example of that new attitude in action. Just as Batman: The Animated Series set a new standard for solo superhero cartoon excellence, Justice League season two

6222-473: The body of the current Terra , Atlee, for Gerard's use. After a lengthy fight, Power Girl is able to retrieve Terra's brain (now in the crippled simian form of the Ultra-Humanite) and bring both of them to Strata, Atlee's advanced underground birth society. She does this to get her friend restored to her proper body. Strata's scientists agree to clone a new, fully human body for Gerard Shugel, resembling

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6324-495: The boroughs has its own distinct character and feel, which resemble and mimic New York City's boroughs . New Troy is the largest borough in Metropolis. Resembling Manhattan , New Troy is a skyscraper island bustling with commerce and business. The concrete and steel canyons of the city rise to dizzying heights. "1930s architecture stretched like a rubber band" as cited in the Art of Superman Returns book. The Daily Planet Building

6426-438: The cast, but Warner Bros. finally scrapped the project. In 2010, however, the film's plot was used for the non-DCAU film Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths with all references to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe removed. Most notably of these changes is the replacement of John Stewart with Hal Jordan as the Justice League 's Green Lantern . DC Comics published a series of 34-issue numbered comics based on

6528-404: The city as along the multi-state Interstate 95 , which is the main highway on the East Coast of the United States , and portrays the corresponding location in the Marvel Universe as forests and fields, explaining that Marvel's Earth and DC's Earth have different surface areas to account for their different geography (no Metropolis on Marvel's Earth, no Latveria on DC's Earth, and so on). On

6630-406: The control of the Ultra-Humanite: Jakeem Thunder, Captain Marvel , Hourman , the third Crimson Avenger , Power Girl , Sand , and the second Icicle . Wildcat and Hector Hall are also freed—Wildcat as an apparent side effect of his 'nine lives', and Hall so that he could summon the garb of Doctor Fate and thus provide the Ultra-Humanite with access to Nabu's power—but both are held captive by

6732-433: The discovery of an atomic weapon created by physicist Terry Curtis. As Dolores, the villain seduces and kidnaps the scientist. After extended torture, Curtis agrees to help the Ultra-Humanite build an atomic arsenal. The Ultra-Humanite tells the city she wants $ 2 million or she will destroy every building and life in the city. As a demonstration, she promises to destroy the Wentworth Tower that afternoon. When an airship attacks

6834-424: The end, Ultra-Humanite and Despero were sent back into the past after their group was defeated, while other members were returned to their previous places in time. Ultra-Humanite is said to still be alive and well, having stolen a copy of Steve Dayton's Mento helmet. Later, Ultra-Humanite is seen aiding the Reach in their plans to conquer Earth; he is defeated by Blue Beetle and Guy Gardner . Ultra appears in

6936-406: The entire series of Justice League on DVD and Blu-ray , and presented in original broadcast version and story arc continuity order. Season releases Warner Home Video also released another DVD set titled Justice League: The Complete Series. It contained all 91 episodes of Justice League and Justice League Unlimited on a 15-disc set with the 15th disc containing a bonus documentary. This

7038-453: The episode "Hereafter", Corey Burton served as a substitute for Bud Cort as Toyman and Malcolm McDowell as Metallo , although both Cort and McDowell would reprise their roles in Justice League Unlimited. Likewise, Maria Canals (who provides the voice for Hawkgirl) voiced Livewire in the same episode, instead of Lori Petty . Most of the characters retained their general comic book origins and continuity, with some notable changes. In

7140-402: The first arc of Power Girl (vol. 2), using an anti-gravity mechanism to raise New York City into the air, holding the city hostage in exchange for being able to transfer his mind into Power Girl's body. The attempt fails, and Power Girl accidentally scars his whole body with acid burns, maiming his form permanently. Satanna returns to New York, attempting to aid her former lover, stealing

7242-451: The first forty years of the Superman comics, author Michael Fleisher cites many examples which demonstrate that Metropolis equates with New York City . The most blatant of these might be the statement he cites from Action Comics #143 (April 1950), which states that the Statue of Liberty stands in "Metropolis Harbor". The Statue of Liberty, in fact, stands in New York Harbor . In the pre- Crisis on Infinite Earths comics, Smallville

7344-589: The first season of Justice League Unlimited . The film was planned to reveal how Wonder Woman acquired her Invisible-Jet, and also planned to feature the Crime Syndicate as the main antagonists, an idea that was originally conceived for the two-part episode "A Better World", until the Syndicate was replaced by the Justice Lords . Dwayne McDuffie wrote the script and Andrea Romano assembled

7446-441: The guards as she alerts them. Superman is able to battle past the guards and get the jewels. When Superman returns with the jewels, the Ultra-Humanite sends diamond drills at Superman, but Superman breaks past them. Curtis stops Ultra from pulling the lever that will destroy the city. Superman then disintegrates the photoelectric cell connections. Confronted again with her ultimate foe, the Ultra-Humanite dives to her apparent doom in

7548-757: The harbor from each other. That same column stated that Green Arrow's home, Star City , was in Connecticut, Flash's Central City was in Ohio, and Hawkman's Midway City was in Michigan. An earlier issue of DC's fanzine Amazing World of DC Comics , however, stated that Metropolis was located in Delaware , while Gotham was placed in New Jersey . The 1990 Atlas of the DC Universe role playing game supplement, published by Mayfair Games , states that Metropolis

7650-526: The location of Metropolis has varied over the years but is usually portrayed as a major city in the Northeast , sharing various qualities with New York City . Superman co-creator Joe Shuster moved to Cleveland at age ten, where he met co-creator and Ohio native Jerry Siegel . Originally intending to sell the Superman strips to a Cleveland newspaper, they decided to set the stories there, but when

7752-504: The longest suspension bridge in the world, the Metro-Narrows Bridge is likely based on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge , which stretches between Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City. In The World's Greatest Superheroes newspaper comic strip , a 1978 Sunday strip shows a map of the east coast of the United States; the map places Metropolis in Delaware and Gotham City across Delaware Bay in New Jersey, with

7854-426: The most agile and learned brain on Earth!" "--Unfortunately for mankind", proclaims the villain, "I prefer to use this great intellect for crime. My goal? DOMINATION OF THE WORLD!!" Superman sets out to smash the so-called Cab Protective League, an underworld organization headed by a racketeer named Jackie Reynolds, which is attempting to seize control of the city's lucrative taxi trade. Reynolds' union, financed by

7956-722: The name of the city is identified as Metropolis, as the Bulleteers address in that cartoon the population of Superman's city as "citizens of Metropolis"; and in the thirteenth cartoon Destruction, Inc. (1942), Metropolis is even seen spelled out twice on the Metropolis Munition Works. In a 1970s edition of "Ask the Answer Man ", a column that ran occasionally in DC publications, it was stated that Metropolis and Gotham City were adjacent to New York City ; across

8058-408: The opposite sides of a bay , similar to Jersey City and Manhattan . A Native American tribe sold Metropolis Island to the first European settlers in 1644, similar to the history of New York City, in which Native Americans sold Manhattan Island to Dutch settlers in 1626. Over the years, Metropolis' features have greatly changed in the comics; however, Metropolis is always presented as being

8160-425: The ransom money, she still decides to kill the captives. Superman throws a huge stalagmite into the switchboard, breaking the electrical connection, and tries to capture Dolores. She waves a lighted torch in front of the captives and Superman, seeing the mad look in her eyes, realizes she is Ultra. After Superman extinguishes the torch, Dolores dives into the water and escapes. Soon after, the Ultra-Humanite reads of

8262-627: The real-life Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor . However, most stories indicate the Statue of Liberty is actually in New York City, which also exists in the DC Universe as a separate city from Metropolis. The map of Metropolis designed for Mayfair Games' first edition of the DC Heroes Role-Playing Game resembled that of Manhattan . Metropolis is made up of six boroughs, the largest being New Troy. Each of

8364-407: The saw into tiny pieces. Reynolds is killed by one of the flying pieces. Ultra's henchmen set fire to the cabin and leave Superman behind to perish. The Ultra-Humanite is carried outside to a waiting aircraft. Superman regains consciousness and deliberately crashes into the plane. The Man of Steel is unable to find the Ultra-Humanite's body. After scores of subway riders are injured in the collapse of

8466-412: The season for its exceptional execution, and highlighted the series' mature handling of themes such as relationships, trauma, and loss, which contributed to its broad appeal across different age groups. Den of Geek highlighted the show’s effective team dynamics, drawing a favorable comparison to Star Trek: The Next Generation for its exploration of character relationships. The Young Folks admired

8568-428: The second season onwards, where his strength and durability were increased. Although the series itself is animated in traditional 2-dimensional style, the opening credits are rendered in 3D with toon shading . The intro is a "stock" intro used throughout the series until Justice League Unlimited premieres. From 2006 to 2011, Warner Home Video (via DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment ) released

8670-529: The show’s versatility, noting its ability to seamlessly shift between emotional, humorous, and epic moments. io9.com also appreciated the charm of the heroes’ initial team-up, benefiting from their backgrounds in previous animated series. Despite its strengths, the season faced some criticism. CBR noted that the storytelling in Season 1 often felt superficial, with deeper narratives and character development emerging in later seasons. Filip Vukcevic of IGN agreed, pointing out uneven character development as

8772-466: The strips were re-used for the comic books, they changed the location to the fictional Metropolis. Shuster was quoted as having modeled his Metropolis cityscape on that of his hometown, Toronto , and in the early versions of Superman, Clark Kent worked for a newspaper called the Daily Star , modeled after the real-life Toronto Star . Action Comics #2, however, mistakenly portrays Clark Kent as

8874-418: The television series Superman: The Animated Series , the second part of the episode titled "Little Girl Lost" depicts Darkseid's minion using a machine hidden in or around Metropolis to attempt to pull a comet into the earth. The beam from that machine is depicted originating from the area of the mid-western United States where Kansas is located. In the second part of the episode "Last Son of Krypton" when Lois

8976-783: The television series, between 2002 and 2004. Metropolis (comics) Metropolis is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , best known as the home of Superman and his closest allies and some of his foes . First appearing by name in Action Comics #16 (Sept. 1939), Metropolis is depicted as a prosperous and massive city in the Northeastern United States , in close proximity to Gotham City . In recent years, it has been stated to be located in New York . The co-creator and original artist of Superman, Joe Shuster , modeled

9078-443: The two cities has varied greatly over the years, ranging from being hundreds of miles apart to Gotham and Metropolis being twin cities on opposite sides of Delaware Bay , with Metropolis in Delaware and Gotham City being in New Jersey . In Bronze Age stories that depicted Metropolis and Gotham City as twin cities, the Metro-Narrows Bridge was said to be the main route connecting Metropolis to Gotham City. Stated as being

9180-634: The two cities has varied. A map of the United States in the Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 depicts Metropolis and Gotham City (alongside Blüdhaven ) as being somewhere in the tri-state area . In the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman , when Lois finds out about Superman's secret identity and yells at Clark about how he's been hiding his secretly being Superman, he responds, "A little louder, Lois. I don't think they could hear you in Gotham City." In

9282-493: The untold story of how Ultra-Humanite transitioned from Delores Winter's body to his albino ape form was revealed: Per Degaton , the villainous time traveler, and a young version of Despero rescued the Delores Winters-version of Ultra-Humanite from a hospital in the year 1948. It is revealed that the Ultra-Humanite was stricken with terminal cancer and in exchange for his loyalty, Per Degaton agreed to provide

9384-493: The volcano's crater. The Ultra-Humanite made his last Superman appearance in Action Comics #21 (1940), where he apparently dies, and made no further comic book appearances for several decades. He was subsequently replaced as Superman's archvillan by Lex Luthor who would be introduced in Action Comics #23 (1940). With the introduction of DC's multiverse system, the continuity of Golden Age Superman stories and

9486-406: The world's greatest minds and a degenerative disease that was slowly eating away at him. He used his intellect to find ways to keep the disease at bay, while trying to find a way to transplant his brain into a healthy body. Working with a reckless and young Satanna, a fellow college researcher, they worked together at their brain/transplant and animal hybridization technologies. Forced to relocate in

9588-426: Was altered to bring Dolores Winters (now called Delores Winters ) back to life via the reveal that her brain was placed in a new body after Ultra-Humanite stole her body for his own use. The Ultra-Humanite's secret origin is revised, shedding more light on his past life as genius youth Gerard Shugel (a name derived from Superman creators Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel). He was born with both an intellect that surpassed

9690-604: Was discovered by the superhero Black Lightning and his nemesis the Whale . Superman, under the effects of hypnosis, once went on a rampage and wrecked several pieces at the museum. The Superman Museum, like the Flash Museum, is also usually shown as existing well into the Legion of Super-Heroes ' era, as shown in various stories and the 2000s television series Legion of Super Heroes . The central branch of S.T.A.R. Labs ,

9792-494: Was followed by Justice League Unlimited , a successor series which aired for three seasons. Bruce Timm , who co-produced Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series in the 1990s, became producer on an animated series focusing on the Justice League. The roster consisted of Batman , Superman , Wonder Woman , Green Lantern ( John Stewart ), The Flash ( Wally West ), Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) , and Hawkgirl . According to audio commentary on

9894-566: Was later re-packaged and sold as a 10-disc set without the bonus documentary. A 4-disc soundtrack of musical highlights from both seasons of Justice League was released by La-La Land Records in July 2016. It is a limited edition of 3000 units and can be ordered at the La-La Land Records website. The set includes tracks from fan-favorite episodes like A Better World, Hereafter, Wild Cards and Starcrossed. La-La Land are hoping to release

9996-555: Was often shown as being within driving distance of Metropolis, although with no definitive location. John Byrne 's 1986 revamp of Superman cited the city as being in Kansas . The 1992 " Death of Superman " storyline depicts Doomsday on a path from Ohio through the state of New York, ending in Metropolis, and the 2005 comic Countdown to Infinite Crisis also places Metropolis in the state of New York . The 2003 DC Comics/ Marvel Comics crossover mini-series JLA/Avengers depicts

10098-431: Was produced by Warner Bros. Animation . It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics . It serves as a sequel to Batman: The Animated Series (including The New Batman Adventures ) and Superman: The Animated Series , as well as a prequel to Batman Beyond , and is the seventh series of the DC Animated Universe . The series ended after two seasons, but

10200-641: Was redesigned, but this time, his costume was a combination of his last three costumes. The same costume from The New Batman Adventures is retained, but with the blue highlights from the Batman: The Animated Series costume and the long-ears from the Batman Beyond costume are added to the costume. Tim Daly , who voiced Superman in Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000), was initially involved, but he

10302-582: Was removed from continuity. The Ultra-Humanite was excluded from Superman's reboot, and his post- Crisis history remained tied to the 1940s and to the Justice Society of America and All-Star Squadron. Previous appearances of the Ultra-Humanite fighting Golden Age Superman in the 1940s in Action Comics #13-21 and in All-Star Squadron were re-told for the sake of continuity (a technique known as retconning ) to show him having fought other 1940s heroes. The Ultra-Humanite's most ambitious scheme occurs in

10404-1375: Was unable to continue his role due to involvement with The Fugitive . He was replaced by George Newbern . Both Newbern and Daly have voiced the character in different DC projects outside the DCAU, with Newbern becoming the longest-running actor to portray Superman. Alongside Kevin Conroy and George Newbern as Superman, joining the rest of the main cast is Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman , Maria Canals-Barrera as Hawkgirl , Phil Lamarr as John Stewart , Michael Rosenbaum replacing Charlie Schlatter as Wally West / The Flash and Carl Lumbly as J'onn J'onnz / Martian Manhunter . Several actors in previous DCAU media also reprise their roles, including Dana Delany as Lois Lane , David Kaufman as Jimmy Olsen , Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Alfred Pennyworth , Shelley Fabares and Mike Farrell as Jonathan and Martha Kent , Mark Hamill as The Joker , Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor , Corey Burton as Brainiac , Ron Perlman as Clayface , Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn , Peri Gilpin as Volcana , Diane Pershing as Poison Ivy , Mark Rolston as Firefly , Ted Levine as Sinestro , Brian George as Parasite , Michael Ironside as Darkseid , Michael Dorn as Kalibak , Lisa Edelstein as Mercy Graves , and Brad Garrett as Lobo . Due to budgetary reasons in

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