The Adventures of Superboy (1966-1968)

EndedAnimation showAction, Adventure, Children

The Adventures of Superboy is a series of six-minute animated Superboy cartoons produced by Filmation that were broadcast on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The 34 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring The New Adventures of Superman other DC Comics superheroes. These adventures marked the animation debut of Superboy, as well as his teenage alter ego Clark Kent, who acted as the bespectacled, mild-mannered disguise for the young hero, Lana Lang, and Krypto the super-powered dog who would accompany his master on every dangerous mission. Other characters such as Pa and Ma Kent, foster parents of the Boy of Steel, and the town of Smallville were also faithfully recreated from comic book adventures. As a result of the production's budget, the show featured a great amount of stock animation as well as limited movement from the characters.

Each episode featured the Boy of Steel ducking out of high school and racing into action to battle a wide array of adversaries, from dognappers in "Krypto, K-9 Detective," androids run amok in "The Revolt of Robotville," and alien menaces in "The Spy from Outer Space," to another young hero with similar powers in "Superboy Meets Mighty Lad," and a slew of otherworldly monsters ("The Deep Sea Dragon," "Visitor from the Earth's Core"). He even wound up being captured and successfully having to fight a gang of small-time crooks—all while in his disguise as Clark Kent—in "The Gorilla Gang." Most of the stories were written by DC writers such as Bob Haney and George Kashdan, while character designs were based closely upon the Superboy comic books of the time.

Network

Scheduleevery Saturday (6 min)

Last Episode

Season 3Episode 86 min

The Great Kryptonite Caper

A criminal plans to get Superboy by setting a trap with Kryptonite. Lana tries to help, but is kidnapped. Superboy and Krypto must figure out some way of rescuing her without falling victim to the criminal's Kryptonite.

Nov 2, 1968

Recent Episodes

Episode	Name	Airdate
S03E08	The Great Kryptonite Caper	Nov 2, 1968
S03E07	The Monster Molecule	Oct 26, 1968
S03E06	The Space Refugees	Oct 19, 1968
S03E05	The Trap of the Super Spacemen	Oct 12, 1968
S03E04	Double Trouble, Double Doom	Oct 5, 1968

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Cast

Characters

Superboy/Clark Kent

voiced by Bob Hastings

Lana Lang

voiced by Janet Waldo

Narrator

voiced by Ted Knight

Introductory Narrator

voiced by Jackson Beck

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Also known as

The Superman/Batman Adventures
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
The Batman/Superman Hour

The Adventures of Superboy (1966-1968)