Morpheus Superman (1988 TV series)

Morpheus is a DC comic book supervillain who appeared in the animated Superman (1988 TV series) in the episode; The Beast Beneath These Streets.

A part of Metropolis has been buried undisturbed for 100 years. A grand opening involving Superman takes place to unearth "Old Town". Legend has it that the people of Metropolis 100 years ago paved over the city when a demented doctor called Morpheus used an invention he created to endow himself with the powers of various animals, transforming himself into a man-bat of sorts. The legend turns out to be true when Lois is kidnapped by Morpheus to lure Superman to his machine where he drains Superman of his powers. With Lois' help, Superman grabs a piece of Kryptonite to use on Morpheus, weakening him and placing him inside his own machine, whereby Superman's powers are returned to him and the machine destroyed trapping Morpheus inside.