Cast

Superman/Clark Kent

Tim Daly

Lois Lane

Dana Delany

The Toyman

Bud Cort

Jimmy Olsen

David Kaufman

Bruno Mannheim

Bruce Weitz

'Spider' Spinelli

Joe Nipote

Cop

Kevin Michael Richardson (as Kevin Richardson)

Electrician

Joe Lala

Crew

Writer

Robert N. Skir and Marty Isenberg

Director

Kazuhide Tomonaga

Music

Kristopher Carter

Voice Director

Andrea Romano

Art Director

Glen Murakami

Animation Timing Director

James Tim Walker

Storyboard

Nobuo Tomizawa, Toshihiko Masuda, and Kazuhide Tomonaga

Character/Prop Design

Hiroaki Noguchi, Shoujiro Nishimi, and Bruce Timm

Animation Services

TMS-Kyokuichi Corporation

Animation Director

Teiichi Takiguchi

Series Story Editor

Stan Berkowitz, Alan Burnett, and Paul Dini

Series Writer

Hilary J. Bader, Stan Berkowitz, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, and Robert Goodman

Series Director

Hiroyuki Aoyama, Curt Geda, Kenji Hachizaki, Toshihiko Masuda, Dan Riba, and Yuichiro Yano

Producer

Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, and Bruce Timm

Associate Producer

Haven Alexander

Executive Producer

Jean MacCurdy

Lois Lane [to the hand-cuffed Spider Spinelli]: Look on the bright side Spider, at least you look good in silver?

Mannheim: What are you waiting for? Shoot it!
Goon: But it’s a big ducky!
Mannheim: SHOOT IT!

“Spider” Spinelli’s gang screeches through the streets of Metropolis in a stolen armoured car before using a smoke screen to cover their escape. The gang is celebrating their haul in an anonymous warehouse when a peculiar figure wearing a grinning full-head dolls mask steps out of the shadows. He introduces himself as the “Toy Man” and tells them to deliver a warning to their boss Bruno Mannheim. By the time the gang recover their senses the Toyman has left and locked them in the warehouse. However, they’ve taken their eyes off a bouncing ball he has left behind. It starts bouncing faster and faster gaining speed with each ricochet. It quickly starts smashing crates and eventually leaves large dents in concrete and metal. The criminals retreat into the armoured car until their terrified cries attract Superman’s attention. The bouncing missile even phases the Man of Steel until he swats it. He then flies the armoured car with the criminals still in it to police headquarters.

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