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January 4, 2002: Cartoon Network Press Release: Toonami: Batman vs. Superman

Caped Crusader and Man of Steel Face Off On-air and Online January 21-26

Monday, January 21-Saturday, January 26, the titans of tights face off on Toonami, Cartoon Network's afternoon action-adventure programming block, to see which superhero is the most powerful during Toonami: Batman vs. Superman. Every night, Monday-Friday, Toonami will air back-to-back episodes of Batman: The Animated Series and Superman from 6-7 p.m. (ET, PT). Viewers can then log on to CartoonNetwork.com to view the site's first "gomic," an exclusive interactive hybrid joining a game and a comic, to cast their vote for the superhero of their choice.

On Saturday, January 26, the superheroes will return for a six-hour marathon from 1-7 p.m. (ET, PT). At 5 p.m., the winner of the online vote will be revealed and the final two hours of Toonami: Batman vs. Superman will be dedicated to the victorious superhero.

Beginning Monday, January 21 and throughout the week, fans will be able to go to CartoonNetwork.com to play "The World's Finest: The Gauntlet of Doom," an exclusive comic and online game and to vote for their favorite superhero. Each day, one of five comic book covers will become active with each day's comic coming to a close by positioning both Batman and Superman in a competitive challenge against an enemy. The player can select the superhero that they think is best equipped to beat that enemy and that choice will cast one vote in favor of either Batman or Superman. Online, fans can also obtain an Orbit Code that they can redeem on Cartoon Orbit, CartoonNetwork.com's online digital trading community, for a limited edition Batman vs. Superman cToon (the site's online trading cards).

Batman: The Animated Series takes a dramatic approach to The Dark Knight, observing his self-imposed duality within the Batcave, situated deep below the Wayne estate. The cartoon series features a dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne, a man who devotes his life to wiping out crime following the death of his parents at the hands of a criminal.

In the 1996 series Superman, The Man of Steel, alias mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, defends his native Metropolis. He matches wits with classic comic-book villains Brainiac, Lex Luthor, Parasite and the Toyman, as well as a new gang of villains including Superman's evil clone, Bizzaro, in this half-hour series of adventures based on the popular DC Comics series.

Toonami, Cartoon Network's popular afternoon action-adventure programming block airs weekdays 5-7 p.m. (ET, PT) and features programs like Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, Tenchi Muyo!, Big O and Outlaw Star. Intermittently throughout the two-hour programming block, Toonami features popular music, computer generated 3-D animation segments and the block's host, TOM, an animated character who inhabits the space vessel, The Absolution. Toonami Midnight Run, an extension of Cartoon Network's popular action-adventure programming block, airs weeknights from 12 midnight-1 a.m. (ET, PT).

Cartoon Network, currently seen in 79.5 million U.S. homes and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment. Drawing from the world's largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network also showcases unique original ventures such as The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd n Eddy and other Cartoon Cartoons. Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network has remained one of ad-supported cable's highest-rated networks. Cartoon Network's Web site is located at http://CartoonNetwork.com (AOL Keyword: Cartoon Network).

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