The New Adventures of Superman

1966 • ABC
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Season 1 episodes (18)

1 The Force Phantom/Mermen of Emor
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An alien ship uses an energy creature to attack Earth. Scuba divers are captured for sport by malevolent fish beings led by Triton.
2 The Prehistoric Pterodactyls/Merlin's Magic Marbles
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Two giant flying monsters are freed from frozen suspension. Lex Luthor uses a temporal communicator to discover magic powers.
3 The Threat of the Thrutans/The Wicked Warlock
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An alien space probe trapped in Earth orbit uses force to try to return to its home galaxy. A male witch called the Warlock must seize a rare gem that contains powerful magic.
4 The Chimp Who Made It Big/The Deadly Icebergs
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The fusion of two irradiated pieces of space debris fatefully changes a chimpanzee named Toto on board a space craft. When the capsule containing the space craft lands on Earth, the chimpanzee ends up turning into Titano. Despite Titano causing destruction (and grabbing Lois), Superman must convince the military not to open fire as he thinks he can revert Titano back to Toto. Saboteurs have rigged gigantic icebergs with explosives to rob a luxury liner.
5 Robot of Riga/The Invisible Raiders
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Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are kidnapped by alien hunters whose "zoo" is protected by a giant robot. The Sorcerer, a malevolent wizard, uses hirelings using an invisibility field to commit crimes.
6 Neolithic Nightmare/The Return of Brainiac
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Jimmy Olsen falls into an underground pocket populated by malevolent creatures. An alien computer named Brainiac has been capturing different kinds of animals by shrinking them. Brainiac is taking the tiny animals to his dying home world on his spaceship a la Noah's Ark. When he also must find a man and woman for repopulation, Brainiac ends up shrinking and capturing Superman and Lois.
7 The Magnetic Monster/The Toys of Doom
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A magnetic device that melts metal objects is used by alien beings on Earth. Phoning in an anonymous tip to lure Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen to an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Metropolis, Toyman captures Lois and Jimmy to help launch a wave of crime and keep Superman away.
8 The Iron Eater/The Ape Army of the Amazon
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A shape-shifting alien creature that emerged from a fallen meteorite who devours metal structures raises havoc. In South America, an exiled military officer named Colonel Vasta and a disgraced scientist named Dr. Rucas control apes with the transmitter on Dr. Rucas' back in a plot to rob an underground treasure. Lois is caught, tied to a pillar and gagged, and Rucas activates an Inca Statue to crush her.
9 The Fire Phantom/The Deadly Dish
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A living flame from Earth's core appears and sets off a mammoth forest fire. Lex Luthor traps Lois, Jimmy, and Perry White so he can lure Superman into range of a Kryptonite Transmitter.
10 Insect Raiders/Return of Warlock
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Criminals who have perfected insect powers must stop Superman from foiling their wave of crime. The Warlock steals a magic gem to wreak havoc on Superman's friends.
11 The Abominable Ice-Man/The Men From A.P.E.
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An ice being freezes tropical Hawaii where Lois Lane is having her vacation. Lex Luthor, The Warlock, Toyman, and Prankster form the organization A.P.E. (short of Allied Perpetrators of Evil) and combine their powers to defeat Superman.
12 The Tree Man of Arbora/The Image Maker
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A tree being brought to life near a meteor crater consumes enormous quantities of water. A master criminal scientist named Luna captures Lois in order to send her into space within his 4D movie as part of his revenge on her for sending him to prison seven years ago.
13 Superman's Double Trouble/The Deadly Super-Doll
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A mid-ocean earthquake releases a giant lobster and a giant alligator. The Sorcerer uses a voodoo doll to stop Superman.
14 Lava Men/Luthor Strikes Again
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In Mexico, a volcano creates living beings of lava. Lex Luthor uses Jimmy Olsen as bait to use Kryptonite laser beam weapons against Superman in a paint factory.
15 Mission to Planet Peril/The Pernicious Parasite
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Alien raiders forced to Earth recruit Superman to rescue hostages on their home world. While breaking into a science lab, a petty criminal named I.C. Harris is exposed to a radioactive isotope and achieves power to drain physical strength from other men. With his new power, he aims to become a "Superman of Crime" - but when he discovers the real Superman his unstoppable greed for physical power proves fatal.
16 The Two Faces of Superman/The Imp-Practical Joker
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Toyman creates a robot doppelganger of The Man Of Steel. A carnival is raided by an extra-dimensional prankster known as Mister Mxyzptlk.
17 Superman Meets Brainiac/Seeds of Disaster
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Brainiac raids Earth to gather creatures to repopulate a planet devastated by atomic wars. Alien seed pods grow plants that destroy other objects.
18 The Malevolent Mummy/The Bird-Men From Lost Valley
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An Egyptian sorcerer in mummified form attacks Lois and Superman. Avian beings must raid outside farmlands for survival because a gold raider named Trask and his henchmen hold their populace hostage.

About this show

Witness the first time that Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor and more are seen in animated form since being immortalized in the iconic Superman short films of the 1940s. This animated Superman series was the forerunner that lead to all of television's subsequent animated superhero programming.

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4.5
55 reviews
Kyle Oliver
May 29, 2015
These cartoons were originally aired on CBS.
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Madison Bauer
August 26, 2015
Super man is awesome
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October 20, 2017
That's amazing!!!
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