Superman: The Animated Series (1996)

S2E1 Blasts from the Past (1)

Superman makes the choice to free Mala, a Kryptonian criminal, from the Phantom Zone. However, when she reveals her insatiable thirst for power, he attempts to return her to her prison. In the process, Mala seizes the Phantom Zone Projector and successfully liberates Jax-Ur, Krypton’s most infamous traitor.