DC Day Series: In the ‘Justice League’ Show, Metamorpho is a V.I.P.
DC DAY SERIES
IN SUMMER OF SUPERMAN
*To celebrate the DC Universe, Superhero Day and the Superman New Movie Releases on July 11th
INTRO
You may have seen the TV show in the ‘2000s: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Martian Manhunter and Hawkgirl form the Justice League to protect Earth from alien invasions and supervillains. In Season 1 Episode 22, Simon Stagg creates a chemical man. In Project “Metamorpho,” Rex Mason is transformed into the eponymous hero. In his first battle, Metamorpho fights Superman, Batman, Martian Manhunter and Hawkgirl.
Season 1 collects “Metamorphosis” for Metamorpho’s origin story. Season 1 collects the following episodes:
Metamorphosis – Collects Episodes 22-23 of Part I-II
Despite being a historic character, he has remained a C-character. When he joined the JLU, he was relegated as a background character.
SEASON 2 COLLECTS “HEREAFTER”
During “Hereafter,” Superman seemingly dies after Toyman attacks him. During his absence, the JL briefly considers Metamorpho as a replacement, showing he is a V.I.P.
Metamorpho is mentioned in Season 2, Episodes 19-20 which collect “Hereafter” Part I and II.
Justice League (2001). Cartoon Network.
BACKGROUND CHARACTER IN JLU
When the JLU forms, Metamorpho becomes a reserve member they call during times of crisis. Often, he is a background character not shown in fights.
He makes appearances in the following episodes: “Initiation”, “Clash”, “Question Authority”, “Panic in the Sky”, “Divided We Fall”, “Alive!”, “Destroyer”.
Rex Mason is an archeologist, who became a metahuman superhero known as Metamorpho, capable of transmuting elements in his body into various forms.[1] Mason was kept in Lex Luthor‘s Pocket Universe, binded by Luthor’s kidnapping of his son Joey. Luthor aimed to use Mason’s transmutational powers to imitate the extra-terrestrial element Kryptonite and keep Superman imprisoned. [2]