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The Best Episodes of The New Adventures of Superman

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 2 - Luthor's Lethal Laser (2)
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #1 - Luthor's Lethal Laser (2)

    S3:E2

    Superman heads to the moon to stop Luthor's plan to take over the world. He rescues Lois and Jimmy, but Luthor reveals that he is working with Brainiac. The two supervillians try to destroy Superman by shrinking him and exposing him to kryptonite gas. Fortunately, Superman escapes their trap and stops the villians.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 1 - Luthor's Lethal Laser (1)
    7.5/10(33 votes)

    #2 - Luthor's Lethal Laser (1)

    S3:E1

    Lois and Jimmy are trapped in a rocket by Lex Luthor. They are sent to the moon where Lex Luthor has constructed a secret base. Lex aims an enormous laser at Earth and threatens the leaders of the world. He tells them that if he is not given control of the world, he will melt the ice caps and flood the world's coasts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 11 - Neolithic Nightmare
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Neolithic Nightmare

    S1:E11

    Jimmy Olsen falls into an underground pocket populated by malevolent creatures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 21 - The Abominable Ice-Man
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Abominable Ice-Man

    S1:E21

    An ice being freezes tropical Hawaii where Lois Lane is having her vacation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 22 - The Men from A.P.E.
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Men from A.P.E.

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 25 - Superman's Double Trouble
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Superman's Double Trouble

    S1:E25

    A mid-ocean earthquake releases a giant lobster and a giant alligator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 26 - The Deadly Super-Doll
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Deadly Super-Doll

    S1:E26

    The Sorcerer uses a voodoo doll to stop Superman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 5 - The Team of Terror (1)
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    #8 - The Team of Terror (1)

    S3:E5

    An evil alien named Satana arrives on Earth from the planet Quanta. She attempts to steal energy from a nuclear power planet in order to use it to attack her home planet. Superman manages to stop her. Later Satana meets with the Warlock and the two decide to work together. She uses a substance called plasto to make his wand's magic ruby radiate kryptonite rays. The two villians decide to use the wand to destroy Superman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 9 - The Mysterious Mr. Mist (1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Mysterious Mr. Mist (1)

    S3:E9

    Clark Kent and Lois Lane head to Perry White's farm for a picnic. Unfortunately, a strange mist follows them to the farm. The mist is capable of transforming itself into a person when it inhabits clothing. It reveals that it is dangerous when it attacks Lois.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 10 - The Mysterious Mr. Mist (2)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Mysterious Mr. Mist (2)

    S3:E10

    Superman saves Lois from the mysterious must. Unfortunately, it follows Lois back to Metropolis and tries to kidnap her. It wants Lois to be the queen of an underground kingdom. Eventually, the mist gets into the Superman museum and pretends to be Superboy. Superman captures the mist and seals it in the bottom of a very deep well.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 13 - The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (1)

    S3:E13

    Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen are in Scotland. As Clark heads off to sleep at a local inn, Lois and Jimmy head to the mysterious Kilbane Castle. There two twins try to scare the reporters off the property. The twins don't want them to discover that their clan stole the castle from another clan. Unfortunately, their scare tactics manage to awaken a ghost from the other clan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 14 - The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (2)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (2)

    S3:E14

    The ghost of Kilbane Castle awakens and soon terrorizes Lois and Jimmy. The ghost is upset that another clan has taken over his castle. Superman arrives and rescues Lois and Jimmy. He arrests the twins that awakened the ghost and assures the ghost that the castle will soon be returned to its rightful owner.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 17 - The Fire Phantom
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #13 - The Fire Phantom

    S1:E17

    A living flame from Earth's core appears and sets off a mammoth forest fire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 1 - The Force Phantom
    6.8/10(65 votes)

    #14 - The Force Phantom

    S1:E1

    An alien ship uses an energy creature to attack Earth.

    Director:Hal Sutherland
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 2 - Mermen Of Emor
    6.8/10(43 votes)

    #15 - Mermen Of Emor

    S1:E2

    Scuba divers are captured for sport by malevolent fish beings led by Triton.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 9 - Robot of Riga
    6.8/10(29 votes)

    #16 - Robot of Riga

    S1:E9

    Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are kidnapped by alien hunters whose "zoo" is protected by a giant robot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 15 - The Iron Eater
    6.8/10(32 votes)

    #17 - The Iron Eater

    S1:E15

    A shapeshifting alien creature that emerged from a fallen meteorite who devours metal structures raises havoc.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 16 - The Ape Army of the Amazon
    6.8/10(29 votes)

    #18 - The Ape Army of the Amazon

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 4 - Can a Luthor Change His Spots? (2)
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    #19 - Can a Luthor Change His Spots? (2)

    S3:E4

    As Luthor appears to be robbing the bank vault, Superman arrives to stop him. He rescues Perry White, but leaves when Luthor claims he was only involved as part of a demonstration. Jimmy still is not convinced of Luthor's good intentions. He follows Luthor and discovers his real scheme. Luthor wants to launch the Daily Planet building into outer space. Unfortunately, Luthor captures Jimmy and ties him up. Superman must figure out a way of rescuing Jimmy and stopping Lex Luthor before he can launch the building.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 12 - The Return of Brainiac
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #20 - The Return of Brainiac

    S1:E12

    An alien computer named Brainiac has been capturing different kinds of animals by shrinking them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 13 - The Magnetic Monster
    6.7/10(30 votes)

    #21 - The Magnetic Monster

    S1:E13

    A magnetic device that melts metal objects is used by alien beings on Earth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 14 - The Toys of Doom
    6.7/10(32 votes)

    #22 - The Toys of Doom

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The New Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 7 - Night of the Octopod
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Night of the Octopod

    S2:E7

    An octopod machine comes out of a flying saucer and threatens a rocket base near Niagara Falls. Superman dumps the octopod into the water and destroys the space ship that brought it to Earth. Unfortunate, an electric eel re-activates the Octopod and it emerges from the water and attacks a nearby power station. Superman comes to the rescue again and dispatches the Octopod once and for all.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The New Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 7 - Rain of Iron (1)
    6.7/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Rain of Iron (1)

    S3:E7

    Lois meets a man named Vamore who is known to be a friend of the escaped criminal Professor Dujy. As Lois follows Vamore to a remote island, Superman must protect Metropolis from a wave of dangerous iron spheres that threaten to destroy the city.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The New Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 5 - The Threat of the Thrutans
    6.6/10(37 votes)

    #25 - The Threat of the Thrutans

    S1:E5

    An alien space probe trapped in Earth orbit uses force to try to return to its home galaxy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Luthor's Lethal Laser (2)" is the best rated episode of "The New Adventures of Superman". It scored 7.6/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/14/1968. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Luthor's Lethal Laser (1)".