"The New Batman Adventures"
Judgment Day (1998)

Director:

Curt Geda

Writers:

Alan Burnett (writer)
Rich Fogel (writer)

TV Series:

"The New Batman Adventures" (1997)

Original Air Date:

31 October 1998 (Season 2, Episode 9)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Plot:

Batman investigates the sudden appearance of "The Judge," a faceless vigilante who battles Gotham City's supervillains with lethal force. |

Plot Keywords:

Double Life | Femme Fatale | Haunted By Past | Dark Hero | Invention

Cast

Kevin Conroy	...	Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brooks Gardner	...	Waylon Jones / Killer Croc (voice)
John Glover	...	Edward Nigma / The Riddler (voice)
Richard Moll	...	Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)
Malachi Throne	...	The Judge (voice)
Paul Williams	...	The Penguin (voice)

Quotes:

[Batman rescues Two-Face, only to have Two-Face knock him out]
Two-Face: Remind me to thank you later.

Guest performers and an engaging story really make this one shine!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

"Judgment Day" is one of the best of the later episodes of "The New Batman Adventures," formerly known as "Batman: The Animated Series." In this installment, character actor Malachi Throne voices "The Judge," a vigilante out to deal "the strong arm of the law" on criminals that have repeatedly abused the system, managing to play "revolving doors" with the courts. He almost fatally disposes with Two-Face, The Riddler, and The Penguin, each saved by the intervention of Batman.

Throne is superb, with his distinctive bass, as are frequent Bat-actors Richard Moll, John Glover, and Paul Williams as the aforementioned villains. Of course, Kevin Conroy provides his stellar work as Batman.

The episode has a very satisfying and quite surprising end, elevating it a 9-star rating.