The Adventures of Superboy (1988–1992)
"Superboy" (original title)

The adventures of the Man of Steel in his teenage years.

Creators:

Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel

Stars:

Stacy Haiduk, Gerard Christopher, Peter J. Fernandez

5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Stacy Haiduk	...	Lana Lang (99 episodes, 1988-1992)
Gerard Christopher	...	Clark Kent (74 episodes, 1989-1992)
Peter J. Fernandez	...	Matt Ritter (48 episodes, 1990-1992)
Robert Levine	...	C. Dennis Jackson (47 episodes, 1990-1992)

Storyline

The adventures of Superman when he was a boy! Actually, as a young man...who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered journalism student at Shuster University, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and...well, you know the rest...

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Plot Keywords:

teenage superhero | dc comics | cult tv | based on comic book | superhero | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Superboy

Filming Locations:

Boardwalk & Baseball Theme Park - Rt. 27, Baseball City, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cantharus Productions, Lowry Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (100 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was canceled following a lawsuit filed by Warner Brothers (the company that owned the Superman "family" of characters) against the Salkinds who had leased the rights in the early 1970s and made the "Superman"(Christopher Reeves) film series. The Salkinds produced the first 3 films, and sold the rights to "Cannon/Golan Globus Production" who released "Superman IV." WB claimed that they had first shot at making a series (the show was distributed through Viacom). The case was settled and the rights officially reverted to WB and the show has not been rerun in North America since, although a DVD release of the first season did occur in 2006.

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Connections

Version of Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)

User Reviews

Excellent and totally underrated TV series.

This is certainly one one of the best of the Superman TV shows or movies ever done. Unfortunately it was not well supported by the owners, Viacom. Although the #10 show in syndication at the time, it never received the kudos that it deserved! Top rate show, top rate performances and scripts.