The New Adventures of Superman
In the eyes of most Superman fans, this series consisted of four seasons. Season 1 (1966-1967) was a 30 minute show featuring two Superman segments sandwiched around one Superboy story. Season two made up the first half of The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967) and season 3 filled the last half of The Adventures of Batman (1968). Both seasons 2 and 3 featured the same format of two Superman and one Superboy segments, and consisted of both new material and reruns from previous seasons. Season 4 (1969-1970) saw the series return once more to a stand-alone, 30-minute show; and consisted of only previously aired episodes.
- 1966-1970
- 3 seasons
- Warner Bros. Television Distribution
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction
- TV-Y7-FV
In the eyes of most Superman fans, this series consisted of four seasons. Season 1 (1966-1967) was a 30 minute show featuring two Superman segments sandwiched around one Superboy story. Season two made up the first half of The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967) and season 3 filled the last half of The Adventures of Batman (1968). Both seasons 2 and 3 featured the same format of two Superman and one Superboy segments, and consisted of both new material and reruns from previous seasons. Season 4 (1969-1970) saw the series return once more to a stand-alone, 30-minute show; and consisted of only previously aired episodes.
Season 3 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 1968
Episode 1
Luthor's Lethal Laser (Parts 1&2)/Forget Me Not, Superdog
Wed, Oct 2, 1968
Lois Lane and Jimmy Olson stumble upon Lex Luthor's newest attack scheme, using a powerful laser cannon from the Moon to melt Earth's northern polar cap, but when Superman arrives Luthor must team with Brainiac for a different trap.
Episode 2
Can a Luthor Change his Spots? (Parts 1&2)/Superboy Meets Mighty Lad
Sat, Sep 21, 1968
When Lex Luthor turns up at the Daily Planet, he claims to be reformed and has been made science editor by Perry White. Jimmy Olsen sneaks into Luthor's laboratory in the Daily Planet and discovers a lightning machine but fooling around with it brings near disaster. Jimmy, however, continues to distrust Luthor and sees Luthor ostensibly robbing a bank vault, but Jimmy's intervention endangers Perry White.
Episode 3
The Team of Terror (Parts 1&2)/King Superboy
Sat, Sep 28, 1968
An evil alien named Satana arrives on Earth from the planet Quanta. She attempts to steal energy from a nuclear power planet in order to use it to attack her home planet. Superman manages to stop her. Later Satana meets with the Warlock and the two decide to work together. She uses a substance called plasto to make his wand's magic ruby radiate kryptonite rays. The two villains decide to use the wand to destroy Superman.
Episode 4
Rain of Iron (Parts 1&2)/Double Trouble, Double Doom
Sat, Oct 5, 1968
Lois meets a man named Vamore who is known to be a friend of the escaped criminal Professor Dujy. As Lois follows Vamore to a remote island, Superman must protect Metropolis from a wave of dangerous iron spheres that threaten to destroy the city.
Episode 5
The Mysterious Mr. Mist (Parts 1&2)/The Trap of the Super Spacemen
Thu, Sep 12, 1968
While Clark and Lois are at Perry's farm for the annual Daily Planet picnic, a mysterious mist entity comes up from a well. The entity can create the appearance of being human from inhabiting clothing. It attacks Lois, but Superman saves her. Unfortunately, however it pursues Lois to Metropolis and repeatedly tries kidnapping her, so that she can become the queen of its subterranean kingdom. After Superman confronts it in the Superman museum as Superboy, Superman manages to capture it, and seals up the well.
Episode 6
Luminians on the Loose (Parts 1&2)/The Space Refuges
Fri, Oct 18, 1968
Lex Luthor beams two Luminians-creatures made of pure laser light- to earth, and sets them to work destroying everything they touch. When Superman proves invulnerable to their touch, Luthor arms himself with kryptonite. The Luminians decide Superman is not worth the trouble and turn on Luthor. Superman saves Luthor and together they devise a strategy to send the Luminians back to their own world forever.
Episode 7
The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (Parts 1&2)/The Monster Molecule
Sat, Oct 26, 1968
In Scotland, while Clark Kent stays the night in an inn, Lois and Jimmy go to haunted Kilbane Castle. Two twins at the castle try scaring them away, fearing they'll discover their clan stole the castle from another clan. Their scare tactics cause a ghost from the other clan to be released. Superman manages to save Lois and Jimmy, arrest the twins, and assure the ghost that his clan will regain the castle.
Episode 8
The Japanese Sandman (Parts 1&2)/The Great Kryptonite Caper
Sat, Nov 2, 1968
In Japan, Clark and Jimmy are covering an industrialist who is being hounded by a saboteur. When Jimmy gets a Black Pearl after Superman rescues a pearl diver, the saboteur summons a mystic Sandman figure who can blow sand causing magical sleep to help with his sabotage. Superman must fight off the Sandman's sleeping sand and save Jimmy from a deathtrap, before capturing the saboteur and defeating the Sandman.
