A female incarnation of Mala appears in Superman: The Animated Series, voiced by Leslie Easterbrook in the second season and Sarah Douglas in the third. This version is a trusted lieutenant and loyal partner of High General Jax-Ur who participated in his attempt to take over Krypton years prior until Jor-El foiled them and imprisoned them in the Phantom Zone. In the two-part episode "Blasts From the Past", Superman discovers a Phantom Zone projector in his spaceship and communicates with Mala, releasing her after learning of her past and the fact that her sentence was complete. Initially disorientated by the loss of Krypton, Mala takes delight in her newfound powers and briefly joins Superman in fighting crime before quickly growing aggressive, destructive, and jealous of Lois Lane. Before long, Mala steals the projector, frees Jax-Ur, and destroys the projector so they can go on a rampage in Metropolis and fight Superman until Professor Hamilton builds a new projector and joins forces with Lane to send Mala and Jax-Ur back to the Phantom Zone. As of the episode "Absolute Power", Mala and Jax-Ur escaped the Phantom Zone via a space rift, were rescued by alien voyagers, and subjugated their planet. Despite learning of this, Superman initially chooses not to interfere until a rebel named Cetea reveals the pair's plans to invade Earth. Superman joins forces with a soldier named Alterus to lure Mala and Jax-Ur into space, where they are pulled into a black hole.
