The New Adventures of Superman

The Men from APE (1x22)

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Wanting to destroy Superman, Lex Luthor gathers the Warlock, the Toyman, and the Prankster and forms the Allied Perpetrators of Evil. Luthor invents a kryptonite ray that will allow the Prankster and the Toyman to eliminate Superman. The criminals lure Superman into a trap, but luckily Superman finds a lead pipe that shields him from the kryptonite radiation.