The New Adventures of Superman — Season 1
About this season
The New Adventures of Superman is a series of six-minute animated Superman adventures produced by Filmation that were broadcast on CBS between 1966 and 1970. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring The Adventures of Superboy and other DC Comics superheroes.
Episodes (36)
1. The Force Phantom
6.0Aired 10 September 1966 • 7 min
An alien ship uses an energy creature to attack Earth.
2. Mermen Of Emor
6.0Aired 10 September 1966 • 7 min
Scuba divers are captured for sport by malevolent fish beings led by Triton.
3. The Prehistoric Pterodactyls
6.0Aired 17 September 1966 • 7 min
Two giant flying monsters are freed from frozen suspension.
4. Merlin's Magic Marbles
7.0Aired 17 September 1966 • 7 min
Lex Luthor uses a temporal communicator to discover magic powers.
5. The Threat of the Thrutans
6.0Aired 24 September 1966 • 7 min
An alien space probe trapped in Earth orbit uses force to try to return to its home galaxy.
6. The Wicked Warlock
6.0Aired 24 September 1966 • 7 min
A male witch called the Warlock must seize a rare gem that contains powerful magic.
7. The Chimp Who Made It Big
6.0Aired 1 October 1966 • 7 min
The fusion of two irradiated pieces of space debris fatefully changes a chimpanzee named Toto on board a space craft.
8. The Deadly Icebergs
6.0Aired 1 October 1966 • 7 min
Saboteurs have rigged gigantic icebergs with explosives to rob a luxury liner.
9. Robot of Riga
6.0Aired 8 October 1966 • 7 min
Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are kidnapped by alien hunters whose "zoo" is protected by a giant robot.
10. The Invisible Raiders
6.0Aired 8 October 1966 • 7 min
The Sorcerer, a malevolent wizard, uses hirelings using an invisibility field to commit crimes.
11. Neolithic Nightmare
7.0Aired 15 October 1966 • 7 min
Jimmy Olsen falls into an underground pocket populated by malevolent creatures.
12. The Return of Brainiac
7.0Aired 15 October 1966 • 7 min
An alien computer named Brainiac has been capturing different kinds of animals by shrinking them.
13. The Magnetic Monster
6.0Aired 22 October 1966 • 7 min
A magnetic device that melts metal objects is used by alien beings on Earth.
14. The Toys of Doom
6.0Aired 22 October 1966 • 7 min
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.
15. The Iron Eater
6.0Aired 29 October 1966 • 7 min
A shapeshifting alien creature that emerged from a fallen meteorite who devours metal structures raises havoc.
16. The Ape Army of the Amazon
6.0Aired 29 October 1966 • 7 min
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.
17. The Fire Phantom
6.0Aired 5 November 1966 • 7 min
A living flame from Earth's core appears and sets off a mammoth forest fire.
18. The Deadly Dish
6.0Aired 5 November 1966 • 7 min
Lex Luthor traps Lois, Jimmy, and Perry White so he can lure Superman into range of a Kryptonite Transmitter.
19. Insect Raiders
6.0Aired 12 November 1966 • 7 min
Criminals who have perfected insect powers must stop Superman from foiling their wave of crime.
20. Return of Warlock
6.0Aired 12 November 1966 • 7 min
The Warlock steals a magic gem to wreak havoc on Superman's friends.
21. The Abominable Ice-Man
7.0Aired 19 November 1966 • 7 min
An ice being freezes tropical Hawaii where Lois Lane is having her vacation.
22. The Men from A.P.E.
7.0Aired 19 November 1966 • 7 min
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.
23. The Tree Man of Arbora
6.0Aired 26 November 1966 • 7 min
A tree being brought to life near a meteor crater consumes enormous quantities of water.
24. The Image Maker
6.0Aired 26 November 1966 • 7 min
A master criminal scientist named Luna (AKA Professor Leo Nula) 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.
25. Superman's Double Trouble
7.0Aired 3 December 1966 • 7 min
A mid-ocean earthquake releases a giant lobster and a giant alligator.
26. The Deadly Super-Doll
7.0Aired 3 December 1966 • 7 min
The Sorcerer uses a voodoo doll to stop Superman.
27. Lava Men
6.0Aired 10 December 1966 • 7 min
In Mexico, a volcano creates living beings of lava.
28. Luthor Strikes Again
6.0Aired 10 December 1966 • 7 min
Lex Luthor uses Jimmy Olsen as bait to use Kryptonite laser beam weapons against Superman in a paint factory.
29. Mission to Planet Peril
6.0Aired 17 December 1966 • 7 min
Alien raiders forced to Earth recruit Superman to rescue hostages on their home world.
30. The Pernicious Parasite
6.0Aired 17 December 1966 • 7 min
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.
31. The Two Faces of Superman
6.0Aired 24 December 1966 • 7 min
Toyman creates a robot doppelganger of The Man Of Steel.
32. The Imp-Practical Joker
6.0Aired 24 December 1966 • 7 min
A carnival is raided by an extra-dimensional prankster known as Mister Mxyzptlk.
33. Superman Meets Brainiac
6.0Aired 31 December 1966 • 7 min
Brainiac raids Earth to gather creatures to repopulate a planet devastated by atomic wars.
34. Seeds of Disaster
6.0Aired 31 December 1966 • 7 min
Alien seed pods grow plants that destroy other objects.
35. The Malevolent Mummy
6.0Aired 7 January 1967 • 7 min
An Egyptian sorcerer in mummified form attacks Lois and Superman.
36. The Bird-Men From Lost Valley
6.0Aired 7 January 1967 • 7 min
Avian beings must raid outside farmlands for survival because a gold raider named Trask and his henchmen hold their populace hostage.