The Way of All Flesh

\t "The Way of All Flesh" is the seventh episode of Superman: The Animated Series. It depicts the birth of Metallo. John Corben from the first three episodes returns and is turned into a super strong machine with a heart of Kryptonite. His only desire is revenge against Superman for his humiliation and incarceration. After his fight with Superman, John Corben is locked away in Stryker￢ﾀﾙs Island Prison, but still leads a fairly luxurious life... more

\t "The Way of All Flesh" is the seventh episode of Superman: The Animated Series. It depicts the birth of Metallo. John Corben from the first three episodes returns and is turned into a super strong machine with a heart of Kryptonite. His only desire is revenge against Superman for his humiliation and incarceration. After his fight with Superman, John Corben is locked away in Stryker￢ﾀﾙs Island Prison, but still leads a fairly luxurious life. However, he is suffering from pains and eventually collapses. He is taken to Dr. Vale, who informs Corben that he is dying of a fatal disease (later identified as Aroscos Retrovirus), but there is a "cure" of sorts. Sometime later, someone fires missiles onto the prison. Many of the prisoners attempt to escape but Superman manages to stop them. Corben, however, had been given scuba gear and manages to evade capture. He then goes to Luthor who explains that the treatment he has in mind will not only cure Corben of his disease but also make... less