Superboy
Superboy
TV ShowEnded

Superboy

6.3 / 10
1988
4 seasons
100 episodes
Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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 (Theme Song)

Cast

Seasons

  • The Jewel of the Techacal

    1.The Jewel of the Techacal

    6.0
    08-10-1988

    Lana's father, an archeologist, comes to the university with what he thinks is a cursed relic. Lex Luthor then steals the jewel in order to sell it to the highest bidder.

  • A Kind of Princess

    2.A Kind of Princess

    6.0
    15-10-1988

    Clark falls for Sara, the daughter of a crime boss. Both Clark and Sara get stuck in the middle between rival crime syndicates, and it is up to Superboy to save everyone.

  • Ep 3

    3.Back to Oblivion

    6.0
    22-10-1988

    TJ goes to a scrap yard to investigate strange things that have happened there. When he arrives, he is trapped in a crushing machine by the old man, Mr. Wagner, who owns the scrap...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Russian Exchange Student

    6.0
    29-10-1988

    When a scientist's formula to improve the efficiency of gasoline is nearly destroyed, a Russian exchange student named Natasha is accused of sabotaging the computer that the formul...

  • Ep 5

    5.Countdown to Nowhere

    6.0
    05-11-1988

    The world first learns of the new hero, Superboy, when he rescues Lana Lang from kidnapper Roscoe Williams (Doug Barr).

  • Ep 6

    6.Bringing Down the House

    6.0
    12-11-1988

    A rock star, Judd Faust, wants the amusement park and puts everyone in danger when the owner refuses to sell it to him. Lana falls in love with Judd but learns of his true nature w...

  • Ep 7

    7.The Beast and Beauty

    6.0
    19-11-1988

    A Superboy impersonator is robbing banks and jewelry stores to get a million dollars so he can marry Florida's beauty queen.

  • Ep 8

    8.The Fixer

    6.0
    26-11-1988

    Clark discovers that Luthor is trying to fix some of the school's basketball games so that he make a killing in betting. And the way he does that is, that he has a photo of the tea...

  • Ep 9

    9.The Alien Solution

    7.0
    03-12-1988

    A strange cloud-like alien who can take over others bodies comes to earth hoping to steal Superboy's body so he can add it to his collection of warriors.

  • Ep 10

    10.Troubled Waters

    6.0
    10-12-1988

    A businessman wants to buy all the farms in the Smallville area during an agricultural depression. Mr. Kent wants to find out why. Kenderson, the businessman, has something to hide...

  • Ep 11

    11.The Invisible People

    6.0
    21-01-1989

    A large group of homeless people are living in front of a beach club on a Florida beach. They were promised jobs by the wealthy beach club owner, who never gave them anything.

  • Ep 12

    12.Kryptonite Kills

    6.0
    28-01-1989

    A Kryptonite meteor falls in Addis Ababa and is sent to Shuster for study. It turns up in Clark's class on minerals. There, Clark feels the pain of kryptonite for the first time.

  • Ep 13

    13.Revenge of the Alien (1)

    7.0
    04-02-1989

    The alien from "The Alien Solution" escapes after a thief steals the canister containing him. He wants revenge on Superboy for destroying his collection of warrior bodies.

  • Ep 14

    14.Revenge of the Alien (2)

    6.0
    11-02-1989

    Now controlling Pa Kent, the alien makes his move to get revenge. He kidnaps Lana and holds her hostage on a rooftop near Shuster University.

  • Ep 15

    15.Stand Up and Get Knocked Down

    6.0
    18-02-1989

    TJ finds his friend Michael dead outside of the Bonkerz comedy club. TJ wants to find out what happened to him, so he goes to the club's amateur night.

  • Ep 16

    16.Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk

    6.0
    25-02-1989

    Superboy is called on to help remove a totem pole from the ground so it can be studied. When he arrives, the totem won't budge.

  • Ep 17

    17.Birdwoman of the Swamps

    6.0
    04-03-1989

    When a bulldozer is turned over at a construction site, TJ and Clark decide to investigate. Clark meets an old Indian woman who believes the birds turned over the bulldozer.

  • Ep 18

    18.Terror from the Blue

    6.0
    11-03-1989

    After witnessing a police officer being gunned down by a corrupt colleague, Lana is targeted by crooked cops.

  • Ep 19

    19.War of the Species

    6.0
    18-03-1989

    T.J. discovers a government created robot that killed someone. Superboy manages to save him. When a government official tells them that everything is classified they leave. Later t...

  • Ep 20

    20.Little Hercules

    6.0
    15-04-1989

    Clark and TJ visit a young high school genius named Billy Hercules who has been offered a scholarship by Shuster University. Clark befriends the boy, with whom he can relate as bot...

  • Ep 21

    21.Mutant

    6.0
    22-04-1989

    Clark witnesses the kidnapping of Professor Craig Lipcott, a famous nuclear scientist. As Superboy, he follows the kidnappers to a rooftop and sees them enter a strange ship just b...

  • Ep 22

    22.The Phantom of the Third Division

    6.0
    29-04-1989

    Jonathan Kent is being stalked by a man with whom he fought alongside during the Korean War. As Clark, Lana and T.J. come to Smallville for a visit, Mr. Kent is lured to the Smallv...

  • Ep 23

    23.Black Flamingo

    6.0
    06-05-1989

    An attempted assassination of a senator leads Superboy to a mysterious nightclub.

  • Ep 24

    24.Hollywood

    6.0
    13-05-1989

    Professor Zugar, invents a time machine and sends himself and Superboy back in time to Hollywood in the 1930s. Superboy meets a famous actor, Victoria Letour, and discovers that sh...

  • Ep 25

    25.Succubus

    6.0
    20-05-1989

    A beautiful vampire-like creature seeks to drain Superboy of his life force and seduces TJ as part of her plot.

  • Ep 26

    26.Luthor Unleashed

    6.0
    27-05-198921m

    Luthor steals a powerful weapon developed by the army and prepares to sell it to weapon dealers. Later, while Luthor is working in the Shuster laboratory, he causes an explosion, a...

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