The BEST episodes written by Matt Wayne

#1 - From the Peaks of Peril to the Mounds of Mania

Niko and the Sword of Light - Season 1 - Episode 10

While descending the Peaks of Peril, a protocol gaffe turns the normally proper Umlauti against our heroes. To earn his freedom, Niko must compete against Jackal in a challenging, gladiatorial-style race.

#2 - From the Cursed Volcano to the End of Hope

Niko and the Sword of Light - Season 1 - Episode 12

Niko and Lyra face Nar Est on his home turf, but Niko's final showdown doesn't go as smoothly as planned.

#3 - From the Depths of Despair...

Niko and the Sword of Light - Season 1 - Episode 13

Niko leads the Army of the Light in a freewheeling final battle and discovers the true power behind Nar Est.

#4 - From the Cliffs of Catastrophe to the Pools of Destiny

Niko and the Sword of Light - Season 1 - Episode 8

Coming close to the Pools of Destiny, Niko and Lyra find another human - Aura, a champion who was left behind. But it's Niko who's left behind when Lyra and Aura set off to finish the quest without him.

#5 - Chained Lightning

Legion of Super Heroes - Season 2 - Episode 4

The Legion faces off against Imperiex and his new ally Lightning Lord.

#6 - Grudge Match

Justice League - Season 5 - Episode 9

Roulette returns with a new version of Metabrawl...and plans to use the Justice League to boost her ratings.

#7 - The Great Brain Robbery

Justice League - Season 5 - Episode 8

A mystic artifact causes Lex Luthor and the Flash to switch bodies.

#8 - Destructive Testing

The Spectacular Spider-Man - Season 2 - Episode 2

Spider-Man faces off against Kraven the Hunter while Peter must decide between Liz Allen and Gwen Stacy.

#9 - Flash and Substance

Justice League - Season 5 - Episode 5

The Flash must handle an onslaught of super-villains during the opening of a museum in his honor.

#10 - The More Things Change: Part 2

Ben 10: Omniverse - Season 1 - Episode 2

Ben and Rook explore the hidden alien city, but Khyber is hot on their tracks...

#11 - Patriot Act

Justice League - Season 5 - Episode 7

Green Arrow must lead a team of non-powered superheroes against a berserk super-soldier attacking Metropolis.

#12 - Alive!

Justice League - Season 5 - Episode 12

The Justice League take on their opposite numbers in the Legion of Doom in a final battle revealing the Legion's secret sponsor and the mystery behind their ultimate plans.

#13 - From the Sky Maze of Anguish to the Swamp of Sorrow

Niko and the Sword of Light - Season 1 - Episode 2

Lyra must guide Niko, Mandok and Flicker through a deadly sky maze, past the fearsome Arachtaur, as a vicious three-headed monster stalks the team. When the quest almost fails, Lyra makes a tremendous sacrifice.

#14 - From the Temple of Champions to the Bridge of Doom

Niko and the Sword of Light - Season 1 - Episode 1

Mandok accidentally releases Niko from a magical chrysalis. Instead of a fully-grown Champion of Carondolet, ghostly princess Lyra finds a ten year old boy. Lyra must lead NIko across the Bridge of Doom, but when the horrible Xerxes returns and attacks, Lyra has no choice but to put her faith in untested Niko.

#15 - X = Ben + 2

Ben 10: Alien Force - Season 1 - Episode 13

An alien emperor plans to destroy the planet Earth for kidnapping his daughter. In order to save the planet, Ben must uncover the secrets of Alien X.

#16 - Micro Management

Danny Phantom - Season 2 - Episode 11

Although Danny Phantom can perform extraordinary physical feats, Danny Fenton is still something of a weakling. For this reason, Dash is assigned as Danny's "fitness buddy" to help him prepare for the Presidential Fitness Test at school. When Skulker appears at FentonWorks on his usual hunt, Danny Phantom, Dash, and Skulker are accidentally hit with Jack's new "Fenton Crammer," which shrinks them all to a half-inch tall! Worse yet, Danny's ghost powers don't work so well in his tiny form. Now, Danny and Dash must rely on each other's brains and natural physical abilities to get to the FentonWorks Emergency Op-Center and reverse the shrink ray before Skulker and his brand new fully-powered ecto-skeleton catches up to them.

#17 - Contest of Champions (2)

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man - Season 3 - Episode 24

Spider-Man is partnered with Captain America, Red Hulk and Iron Fist in a game of capture the flag against Sandman, Blastaar and Ymir. Then Spider-Man is partnered with Power Man, Black Widow and Skaar against Doctor Octopus, Absorbing Man and Zzzax in a game of last team standing but things become a problem when the Grandmaster starts changing the environment of the game.

#18 - Kevin's Big Score

Ben 10: Alien Force - Season 1 - Episode 4

Kevin shatters Ben and Gwen's trust when he steals the Rust Bucket to sell for alien technology on the black market.

#19 - The Invisible Hand

The Spectacular Spider-Man - Season 1 - Episode 6

Peter Parker struggles to get a date for the Fall Formal, and to figure out a way to pay for it. Meanwhile, the unstoppable Rhino – the latest of the Big Man's creations – has sworn vengeance on Spider-Man. Spidey takes the battle directly to the source of his troubles, the previously invisible hand, who has been secretly conducting his villain-of-the-week attacks.

#20 - Persona

The Spectacular Spider-Man - Season 1 - Episode 10

The Chameleon is out to blacken Spider-Man's name. The master of disguise loots the city while borrowing Spidey's look, forcing Peter Parker to get help from Black Cat.

#21 - The More Things Change: Part 1

Ben 10: Omniverse - Season 1 - Episode 1

Now on his own, Ben sets out to be a solo superhero, with new alien heroes at his disposal, but Grandpa Max has other plans.

#22 - Where the Magic Happens

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien - Season 1 - Episode 14

Gwen is forced to team up with her nemesis, Charmcaster, when the team finds themselves to have to stop Aggregor!

#23 - Under Siege

Marvel's Avengers Assemble - Season 3 - Episode 4

Hawkeye must defend the Avengers Tower from Baron Zemo who has taken the Masters of Evil members Beetle, Fixer, Goliath, Moonstone, and Screaming Mimi under his leadership.

#24 - Another Order of Evil! (1)

The Super Hero Squad Show - Season 2 - Episode 1

When Captain Marvel goes missing during a peace conference between the Kree and the Skrull, Ms. Marvel forces the Super Hero Squad to come together again to get to the bottom of this, unaware that Thanos is behind this. Meanwhile, Doctor Doom plans a prison break with Wrecker and Thunderball.

#25 - Chaos at the Earth's Core

Justice League - Season 5 - Episode 3

Green Lantern leads Stargirl, S.T.R.I.P.E., and Supergirl to Skartaris, a fantastic world where they meet a new hero, The Warlord.

#26 - Anti-Venom

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man - Season 4 - Episode 8

Spider-Man and Agent Venom have been cracking down at defeating possible Sinister Six recruits like Shocker, Grizzly, and Beetle. When Doctor Octopus has made an entirely new symbiote even when Arnim Zola pairs him up with Dr. Michael Morbius, it takes control of Harry Osborn and now forces him to destroy Spider-Man and Agent Venom as the new Anti-Venom. Now Spider-Man and Agent Venom must work with Iron Patriot to free Harry from the Anti-Venom symbiote.

#27 - Inside Man

Ben 10: Alien Force - Season 2 - Episode 9

Ben and the gang rescue a runaway prisoner of the DNAliens.

#28 - What Are Little Girls Made Of?

Ben 10: Alien Force - Season 1 - Episode 8

When Ben and Gwen learn that their grandmother Verdona is an alien being, Verdona insists that Gwen should come along with her to her home planet and improve her abilities. With this, Gwen is faced with a difficult decision between a human and alien life.

#29 - Another Order of Evil! (2)

The Super Hero Squad Show - Season 2 - Episode 2

After the Super Hero Squad gets imprisoned by the Skrulls, Falcon's trump card, in the form of Scarlet Witch, is the only hope to stop the war between the Kree and the Skrull and to defeat Thanos and his Soul Gem.

#30 - Bad Moon Rising

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Season 1 - Episode 10

The Guardians encounter a living planet that's fallen under the control of a revived Ronan.

#31 - Natural Selection

The Spectacular Spider-Man - Season 1 - Episode 3

Peter Parker and Spider-Man both must learn to own their choices when decisions made by Dr. Curt Connors transforms Pete's mentor into The Lizard.

#32 - Ancient History

Justice League - Season 5 - Episode 11

The Hawkman and Shadow Thief (from "Shadow of the Hawk") return.

#33 - Whom Continuity Would Destroy!

The Super Hero Squad Show - Season 2 - Episode 6

Thanos recruits Iron Man, Hulk and the Scarlet Witch for a match against the Squadron Supreme of another dimension in a battle of heroes for the Grandmaster's Mind Gem.

#34 - Ready to Scare

What's New Scooby-Doo? - Season 3 - Episode 4

The gang is in Paris to see Daphne's cousin Dannika win "Model of the Year", but they discover she has been abducted when a Gargoyle from Notre Dame cathedral has come to life. Now the kids must find her by searching the Paris catacombs, the sewers, and the cathedral before the fashion expo starts.

#35 - Extraction

Thunderbirds Are Go! - Season 1 - Episode 19

A seismologist and his son alert the authorities to the presence of a rogue wildcat mining operation, only for the machinery to trigger an earthquake that swallows the equipment - along with the father and son. Gordon must attempt a daring underground rescue of the boy and his injured father, while Virgil has to find a way to shut down the out-of-control rig.

#36 - Fate of Destiny!

The Super Hero Squad Show - Season 2 - Episode 14

As Thanos gets all the Infinity Stones, the Squaddies face betrayal at the hands of one of their own! In this mind-shattering climax to the Infinity Gauntlet Saga, the very fate of the universe hangs in the balance.

#37 - The Living End

Krypto the Superdog - Season 1 - Episode 24

Red kryptonite causes Krypto's tail to detach from his body.

#38 - Storybook Holiday

Krypto the Superdog - Season 1 - Episode 50

#39 - Timber Wolf

Legion of Super Heroes - Season 1 - Episode 2

A scientist asks the Legion to help him capture what he claims is a dangerous creature, but both the creature and the scientist have a dark secret.

#40 - Menace of the Conqueror Caveman!

Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Season 1 - Episode 17

31st Century Booster Gold travels back 100 centuries to join Batman and become a celebrity hero. In his quest for fame, he unwittingly enables the immortal tyrant Vandal Savage to carry out his nefarious plot of turning everyone into cavemen and taking over the world!

#41 - Champions

Legion of Super Heroes - Season 1 - Episode 5

Lightning Lad enters the Intergalactic Games and must compete against his greatest rival.

#42 - Journey to the Center of the Bat!

Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Season 1 - Episode 9

When Batman is stricken down by a disease, the Atom must miniaturize himself and with Aquaman must travel into the Caped Crusader's body to cure him.

#43 - Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Static Shock - Season 4 - Episode 9

Adam takes Sharon out on a date, while Virgil and Richie play Adam's Game Station 2. At the restaurant, Adam can't read their menu. The words are all jumbled around, meaning that he has dyslexia. Meanwhile, a creature breaks into Edwin Alva's labs. It gets past security with no trouble, and comes face to face with Alva. The creature introduces itself as Tarmack, the ""living chunk of the biggest, baddest road you'll even drive on."" Its come to the labs to steal a fusion engine Alva has. Back at the date, a news report on a nearby TV shows up, explaining what's happening at Alva's labs. Adam turns into Rubberband Man, and rushes over to the labs to stop the creature. Soon after RB Man arrives, Static and Gear show up to help. Tarmack takes the fusion engine, and proceeds to run out the lab. Alva tells RB Man to press ""override"" on the computer to lock up every door so that Tarmack can't escape. Because of his dyslexia, RB Man can't tell the difference from what all the buttons say. Stati

#44 - Tranquility Now

Storm Hawks - Season 1 - Episode 5

Junko worries that without his Knuckle Busters, he is worthless to the Storm Hawks. All the while, the Time Pulse that controls all navigation instruments is shut down.