Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics comic book character Kal-El's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988–1992 in syndication. It was renamed The Adventures of Superboy at the start of the third season
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The Superboy series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, the producers of the first three Superman movies and the 1984 Supergirl movie. This series and the release of the 1988 Superman animated series on CBS coincided with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Superman character that year. Ironically, the series came about a year after DC Comics had "erased" the character of Superboy from their continuity in The Man of Steel reboot by John Byrne. Nevertheless, the show went on in October 1988 with John Haymes Newton playing the lead role of Superboy/Clark Kent, along with Stacy Haiduk as love interest Lana Lang and Jim Calvert as Clark's college roommate T.J. White
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SEASON 1 | SEASON 2 | SEASON 3 | SEASON 4 | EXTRAS |
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01 THE JEWEL OF TECHACAL | WITH THIS RING, I THEE KILL | THE BRIDE OF BIZARRO PT 1 | A CHANGE OF HEART PT 1 | |
02 A KIND OF PRINCESS | LEX LUTHOR: SENTENCE TO DIE | THE BRIDE OF BIZARRO PT 2 | A CHANGE OF HEART PT 2 | COMIC BOOK SERIES |
03 BACK TO OBLIVION | METALLO | THE LAIR | THE KRYPTONITE KID | |
04 THE RUSSIAN EXCHANGE STUDENT | YOUNG DRACULA | NELIA | THE BASEMENT | |
05 COUNTDOWN TO OBLIVION | NIGHTMARE ISLAND | ROADS NOT TAKEN PT 1 | DARLA GOES BALLISTIC | |
06 BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE | BIZARRO...THING OF STEEL | ROADS NOT TAKEN PT 2 | PARANOIA | |
07 THE BEAST AND BEAUTY | THE BATTLE WITH BIZARRO | THE SONS OF ICARUS | KNOW THINE ENEMY PT 1 | |
08 THE FIXER | MR. & MRS. SUPERBOY | CARNIVAL | KNOW THINE ENEMY PT 2 | |
09 THE ALIEN SOLUTION | PROGRAMMED FOR DEATH | TEST OF TIME | HELL BREAKS LOOSE | |
10 TROUBLED WATERS | SUPERBOY'S DEADLY TOUCH | MINDSCAPE | INTO THE MYSTERY | |
11 THE INVISIBLE PEOPLE | THE POWER OF EVIL | SUPERBOY...LOST | TO BE HUMAN PT 1 | |
12 KRYPTONITE KILLS | SUPERBOY...REST IN PEACE | SPECIAL EFFECTS | TO BE HUMAN PT 2 | |
13 REVENGE OF THE ALIEN PT 1 | SUPER MENACE | NEILA NAD THE BEAST | WEST OF ALPHA CENTAURI | |
14 REVENGE OF THE ALIEN PT 2 | YELLOW PERI'S SPELL OF DOOM | THE GOLEM | THREESOME PT 1 | |
15 STAND UP AND GET KNOCKED DOWN | MICROBOY | THE DAY IN THE DOUBLE LIFE | THREESOME PT 2 | |
16 MEET MR. MXYZPTLK | RUN, DRACULA, RUN | BODYSWAP | OUT OF LUCK | |
17 BIRDWOMAN OF THE SWAMP | BRIMESTONE | REBIRTH PT 1 | WHO IS SUPERBOY? | |
18 TERROR FROM THE BLUE | ABANDON EARTH | REBIRTH PT 2 | CAT AND MOUSE | |
19 WAR OF THE SPECIES | ESCAPE TO EARTH | WEREWOLF | OBITUARY FOR A SUPER HERO | |
20 LITTLE HERCULES | SUPERSTAR | PEOPLE VS METALLO | METAMORPHISIS | |
21 MUTANT | NICK KNACK | JACKSON & HYDE | RITES OF PASSAGE PT 1 | |
22 BLACK FLAMINGO | THE HAUNTING OF ANDY MCALISTER | MINE GAMES | RITES OF PASSAGE PT 2 | |
23 HOLLYWOOD | REVENGE FROM THE DEEP | WISH FOR ARMAGEDDON | ||
24 SUCCUBUS | SECRETS OF SUPERBOY | STANDOFF | ||
25 LUTHOR UNLEASED | JOHNNY CASANOVA AND THE CASE OF SECRET SERUM | THE ROAD TO HELL PT 1 | ||
26 ----------------- | THE WOMAN CALLED TIGER EYE | THE ROAD TO HELL PT 2 |