TV series
Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on Kal-El's early years as Superboy. It depicted Superboy's adventures during his college years, his meetings with Lex Luthor and his romance with Lana Lang. The series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, who were the producers of the first three Superman movies and the 1984 Supergirl movie.
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Superboy premiered October 8, 1988. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on Kal-El's early years as Superboy. It depicted Superboy's adventures during his college years, his meetings with Lex Luthor and his romance with Lana Lang. The series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, who were the producers of the first three Superman movies and the 1984 Supergirl movie.
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Episode 1
A wave of violence has broken out within the city, sending Superboy into tension-filled investigation. Little does he know he will soon be accused of murder.
Directed by David NutterGuest stars Michael Des Barres, Bill Mumy
Episode 2
Lana's life is in peril as Adam blackmails Tommy into creating a weapon to kill Superboy.
Directed by David NutterGuest stars Michael Des Barres, Bill Mumy
Episode 3
Kryptonite infects a young scientist during a lab explosion, causing him to use his newfound powers against Superboy.
Guest stars Jay Underwood, Sharen Camille
Episode 4
Lana discovers an alien in her basement who steals her identity.
Where to watch SuperboyEpisode 5
A strange formula gives Darla erratic powers, causing her to attack Superboy.
Guest stars Sherman Howard, Tracy Roberts
Episode 6
Paranoia strangles Capital City as residents become fearful of a race of invisible aliens who have just landed.
Guest stars Jack Larson, Noel Neill, Jordon Williams
Episode 7
Lex Luthor has a plan to destroy the world's population with a series of dirty bombs, but first he must get rid of Superboy.
Guest stars Jennifer Hawkins, Edgar Allan Poe IV, Sherman Howard, Tracy Roberts
Episode 8
Superboy is trapped inside Lex Luthor's virtual reality computer program, and now Lana must enter the program to save Superboy before it's too late.
Guest stars Jennifer Hawkins, Sherman Howard, Tracy Roberts
Episode 9
A troublesome ghost is haunting the Bureau, wreaking havoc on the office and its employees. To stop him Superboy and Lana must discover the secret as to how the ghost was killed in the building fifty years earlier.
Guest stars Michael Edwards
Episode 10
Trying to protect his Aunt Cassandra, Superboy confronts a force which he cannot win against when death takes a human form.
Guest stars Kurt Smildsin, Edan Gross
Episode 11
While trying to help Bizarro with his depression, Superboy's powers are weakened, leaving him vulnerable to the evil villain Chaos, who plans to destroy him once and for all.
Guest stars Paul McCrane, Douglas Barry Meyers
Episode 12
Bizarro grapples with the choice to be human or resort back to his original self in order to save Superboy from Chaos's destructive plans.
Guest stars Paul McCrane
Episode 13
Superboy is kidnapped by an alien force and taken to a paradise planet near Alpha Centauri. Will he ever return?
Directed by Jefferson Kibbee
Episode 14
A prison psychiatrist helps Lex Luthor and Metallo escape, all three quickly turning their attention to stopping Superboy once and for all.
Directed by David NutterGuest stars Sherman Howard, Michael Callan
Episode 15
Superboy continues to battle the newly formed threesome of Lex Luthor, Metallo and Dr. Odessa Vexman. As their destructive potential continues to rise, Superboy must stop them before it's too late.
Directed by David NutterGuest stars Sherman Howard, Michael Callan
Episode 16
Superboy continues to battle evil in "Out Of Luck."
Guest stars Patrick Cupo, Donald Fergusson
Episode 17
Superboy's secret identity is challenged in "Who Is Superboy?"
Guest stars Brett Rice, Douglas Barry Meyers
Episode 18
Superboy gets entangled in a dangerous game of "Cat And Mouse."
Guest stars Stuart Whitman
Episode 19
Lex Luthor has just hit Superboy with a deadly kryptonite bomb. Now he gloriously recounts in detail how he planned and executed the devious plan, which he feels certain has killed Superboy.
Guest stars Bill Mumy, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Sherman Howard, Douglas Barry Meyers, Michael Callan
Episode 20
A gym owner is using the blood of his younger customers, along with a gold derivative, to keep himself young. This results in an acceleration in the victims' aging process.
Where to watch SuperboyEpisode 21
Superboy looses his powers and now an investigation begins to discover the curious force that caused it.
Directed by David GrossmanGuest stars Salome Jens, Stuart Whitman
Episode 22
Superboy is on the verge of losing his powers forever, which causes his alter ego of Clark Kent to search for the elusive crystal which holds the key to his past and will ultimately lead him through his "Rites Of Passage."
Directed by David GrossmanGuest stars Salome Jens, Stuart Whitman, Rob Richards
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