Season 1
1. Secret Origins (1)
gs: Gary Cole (J. Allen Carter) Jason Marsden (Snapper Carr) Susan Sullivan (Hippolyta) Kevin Michael Richardson (General Wells)
Superman and Batman team up against alien invaders, but soon find they need to call in help.
b: 17-Nov-2001 pc: 1.01 w: Rich Fogel d: Dan Riba & Butch Lukic
NOTE: 'Secret Origins' was the name of a DC comic which showcased the origin stories of various heroes. It has been relaunched as the infrequent 'Secret Files and Origins'.
"J. Allen Carter" is in-joke reference to the secret IDs of three golden age DC Heroes: Jay Garrick (the Flash), Alan Scott (Green Lantern) and Carter Hall (Hawkman). The last name "Carter" may also be a nod of the hat to John Carter of Mars.
In the original Justice League comic book, Snapper Carr was the JLA's "mascot."
All three parts of Secret Origins bears a partial resemblence to the undercover invasion of Earth by "White Martians" in several different Justice League story arcs, written by Mark Wade and Grant Morrison.
The tripod war machines bear a strong resemblence to H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds." Notice also that General Wells' is named in honor of H.G. Wells.
General Wells' line about not being able to entrust the security of Earth to Superman works as a reference to the two part Superman finale, 'Legacy', in which Superman was brainwashed by Darkseid to conquer Earth. The same can be said for Superman's line about working long and hard to earn trust.
Despite that they are in the next two parts, Hawkgirl and Green Lantern do not appear in this part
The two alien shapeshfiters disguised as scientists look like the two scientists who appeared in the movie Batman Forever.
Kevin Conroy reprises his role as Batman from the Batman, Superman, and Batman Beyond animated series.
George Newbern takes on the voice-role of Superman, replacing Timothy Daly (who played the role in the previous WB animated series), who was involved in other projects.
Michael Rosenbaum takes on the voice-role of The Flash, replacing Charles Schlatter, who did the role in the Superman episode "Speed Demons."
John Stewart is brought in as the Green Lantern of Earth, despite the fact that in the Superman series, in "In Brightest Day..." it was established that Kyle Rayner was the (new) Green Lantern of Earth. The producers purportedly wanted a more racially diverse cast of characters. There may yet be an explanation for whatever happened to Kyle Rayner, but we've yet to see it. Alternately, as noted under Goofs the producers don't claim to strictly follow the continuity of previous WB animated Batman/Superman series, so they may simply be ignoring the Superman episode.
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2. Secret Origins (2)
gs: Gary Cole (J. Allen Carter) Susan Sullivan (Hippolyta)
Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Hawkgirl team up with Superman, Batman, and J'onn J'onzz to defeat the alien invaders, but one of them falls in battle and the rest are captured.
b: 17-Nov-2001 pc: 1.02 w: Rich Fogel d: Dan Riba & Butch Lukic
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3. Secret Origins (3)
gs: Gary Cole (J. Allen Carter) Jason Marsden (Snapper Carr) Kevin Michael Richardson (General Wells)
The heroes race to rescue two of their own before the Imperium gets to Earth and completes its conquest.
b: 17-Nov-2001 pc: 1.03 w: Rich Fogel d: Dan Riba & Butch Lukic
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4. In Blackest Night (1)
gs: James Remar (Lead Manhunter) Kurtwood Smith (Prosecutor) Rene Auberjonois (Kanjar-Ro/Galius) Garrett Morris (Al McGee)
'No man escapes the Manhunters' When an alien court sends the Manhunters to bring Green Lantern back for prosecution, the League steps in.
b: 19-Nov-2001 pc: 1.04 w: Stan Berkowitz d: Butch Lukic
NOTE: Batman and Wonder Woman do not appear in this episode.
This story is in part an adaption of Justice League of America 140-141 (first series), "No Man Escapes the Manhunter." That story featured the "original" Silver Age Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, rather than John Stewart. It also incorporates elements of 'Cosmic Odyssey'. In that mini-series John Stewart destroys a planet, although he is never put on trial.
The title of this episode refers to the Green Lantern's code: "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's light!". The first – and only – episode of Superman featuring a Green Lantern was titled "In Brightest Day...."
The yellow skinned alien with a ponytail sitting in the gallery was also seen in Superman's " The Main Man, Part 1" as one of Gnaww's thugs.
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5. In Blackest Night (2)
gs: James Remar (Lead Manhunter) Kurtwood Smith (Prosecutor) Rene Auberjonois (Kanjar-Ro/Ganthet/Galius) Dennis Haysbert (Killowog)
Believing that Green Lantern is receiving an unfair trial, the Leaguers investigate, while GL's superiors, the Guardians of the Universe, enter as witnesses. But the whole trial may be a ruse.
b: 26-Nov-2001 pc: 1.05 w: Stan Berkowitz d: Butch Lukic
NOTE: Batman and Wonder Woman do not appear in this episode.
When Hawkgirl fights the Green Lanterns, you can see various alien characters from the Superman: Animated Series episode "The Main Man" with Lobo.
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6. The Enemy Below (1)
gs: Kristin Bauer (Mera) Scott Rummel (Aquaman) Richard Green (Orm) Xander Berkeley (General Brak) Michael Rosenbaum (Deadshot) Jason Marsden (Snapper Carr)
When Aquaman, ruler of Atlantis, decides he has had enough of the surface-dwellers trespassing in his ocean, the Justice League tries to smooth things over. Aquaman takes Superman's advice and arrives in New York City to speak to the World Assembly, but it soon becomes apparent that he may have been right about the surface-dwellers all along.
b: 03-Dec-2001 pc: 1.06 w: Kevin Hopps d: Dan Riba
NOTE: The Flash and Hawkgirl do not appear in this episode, presumably because neither would have worked that well during the extensive underwater sequences.
The current version of Aquaman, with the beard and bared-chest look, was chosen partially because he is the current version, but also because the writers and producers wanted to overcome the kinda "wimp" reputation that Aquaman has acquired thanks to his Superfriends appearances (and which in turn Cartoon Network itself mocks in that Powerpuff Girls/Legion of Doom advert). They were also inspired in part (or so they claim) by the Sub-Mariner over at Marvel, and made Aquaman even more of a "barbarian king" than he is in the comics.
While the Flash doesn't appear in this episode, voice actor Michael Rosenbaum does, doing the voice of Deadshot.
Scott Rummel replaces Miguel Ferrer, who voiced Aquaman in the Superman episode "A Fish Story."
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7. The Enemy Below (2)
gs: Scott Rummel (Aquaman) Richard Green (Orm) Kristin Bauer (Mera) Xander Berkeley (General Brak)
Betrayed by his own subjects, Aquaman and the League fight to save Atlantis, the world, and Aquaman's own son against his half-brother Orm's coup.
b: 10-Dec-2001 pc: 1.07 w: Kevin Hopps d: Dan Riba
NOTE: The Flash and Hawkgirl do not appear in this episode.
In the comic books, the character Orm is the real name of "The Ocean Master," if he didn't actually die like it appeared he did in the end, then maybe he'll return on a future episode of Justice League as Ocean Master.
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8. Paradise Lost (1)
gs: Susan Sullivan (Hippolyta) Robert Englund (Felix Faust) John Rhys-Davies (Lord Hades) Jason Marsden (Snapper Carr)
Wonder Woman returns to Paradise Island to make up with her mother for her rapid departure, only to find the Amazons transformed to statutes. The sorcerer Felix Faust is hold them hostage to force Diana to recover three ancient artifacts.
b: 21-Jan-2002 pc: 1.10 w: Joseph Kuhr d: Dan Riba
NOTE: Green Lantern and Hawkgirl do not appear in this episode.
Robert Englund played the evil Freddy Krueger in the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' series of horror movies.
"Hurricane Gardner" is presumably an in-joke reference to the late Gardner Fox, a long-time writer for Justice League comics, and who often used the "split the JLA into smaller teams" format used in this episode as well. Gardner is later given an "in memoriam" in Legends (pt 2).
In the Wonder Woman comics, the girl Cassie becomes a junior Wonder Woman of sorts.
This is John Rys-Davies' third time playing a god. The first time he played Thor, God of Thunder for the Marvel shows The Incredible Hulk and The Fantastic Four. He also played Zeus in "Goddess of Love" a movie starring Vanessa Williams (the Wheel of Fortune women) as Aphrodite.
A very small in-joke: The name of the newsstand that gets destroyed by Hurricane Gardner in the beginning of the episode is called Bernie's News. The name is the same as that of the newsstand in Watchmen, although the stand owners look nothing alike.
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9. Paradise Lost (2)
gs: Andrea Romano (Amazon Officer) Robert Englund (Felix Faust) John Rhys-Davies (Lord Hades) Susan Sullivan (Hippolyta)
The League fight to save Paradise Island and Wonder Woman's own mother from Felix Faust and Lord Hades.
Found a review and it saids Hades.
We're familiar with Greek Mythology--(well, I can't speak for the group) we know Hades rules the dead--I think maybe we're talking about different episodes?
Nevertheless--thanks for posting that--I recognize many of the voices in the show, but never have seen the cast listed in each episode. Impressive talent. And an impressive post. Thanks for sharing...
manjaro
i dont know if anyone has those pictures but that was the episode when that sorcerer guy turned everyone of WW amazon sisses into stone, and they had to fight Ares back into tartarus
That was the story line to Paradise Lost, it was not Ares in that show, it was Hades. The Sorcere turn all the amazon people into stone.