SUPERMAN - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TV SERIES(1966):
The complete series of the Superman cartoons from
1966-1967!! These starred the great Bud Collier
and Ted Knight, along with Joan Alexander! These
were all shown two episodes per tv airing, and are
all quite short!!! All in all, not a bad showing for the
Man Of Steel!!!
DISC 1:
EPISODE 1a: THE FORCE PHANTOM:
A giant electrical monster has been created
by Damosians who are destroying all the basses
on Earth!! B+
EPISODE 1b: MERMEN OF EMOR:
Mermen are kidnapping people from the upper
world for sport, and while Clark and Jimmy are
in Italy, they grab Jimmy! B+
EPISODE 2a: THE PREHISTORIC PTERODACTYLS:
Scientists conducting experiments accidently
free a couple of Pterodactyls!! This is a job
for Superman!! B+
EPISODE 2b: MERLIN'S MAGIC MARBLES:
Lex Luthor is looking for a way to defeat
Superman, so he enlists the help of the
great wizard from Arthurian legend, Merlin!! B+
EPISODE 3a: THE THREAT OF THE THRUTANS:
While observing Earth, the Thrutans encounter
an accident which threatens their lives! B+
EPISODE 3b: THE WICKED WARLOCK:
The Warlock has started using inanimate items
for his dastardly deeds by animating them!!! B+
EPISODE 4a: THE CHIMP WHO MADE IT BIG:
A chimpanzee who has been sent into space
encounters some meteorites while heading
back to Earth and it causes some BIG changes!! B+
EPISODE 4b: THE DEADLY ICEBERGS:
Some unscrupulous people are using booby
trapped icebergs to attack a ship which, of
course, Clark and Lois are on!! B+
EPISODE 5a: ROBOT OF RIGA:
In a marsh near Metropolis, Jimmy and Lois
encounter an alien ship from Riga that transports
them up into their vehicle!!! The two are taken
to their planet, where they, and Superman, run
into a giant robot!! B+
EPISODE 5b: THE INVISIBLE RAIDERS:
Clark and Jimmy are at a museum to cover
a story about the relics therein, when the
Sorcerer pops in to remove them all!!! B+
EPISODE 6a: NEOLITHIC NIGHTMARE:
Clark, Jimmy and Beanie(a copy boy), are all
together in what's called the Breathing Cave
when all kinds of trouble ensues when Jimmy
decides to explore on his own!!! B+
EPISODE 6b: THE RETURN OF BRAINIAC:
Not sure why the "return" in this, as this was
the first encounter Superman and crew had
with Brainiac in this series!! Anyway, the title
tells it all, except that Brainiac has come up
with a nifty little device that he uses to shrink
his enemies, which include Jimmy, Lois and
Superman!! B+
EPISODE 7a: THE MAGNETIC MONSTER:
Inhabitants of Damos, a moon of Mars, are
here on Earth to conquer us!! They use a
device that demoleculurizes items and
destroys them! B+
EPISODE 7b: THE TOYS OF DOOM:
Jimmy and Lois fall for a trap set by the
Toyman!! He uses them as hostages to keep
Superman at bay while he does his dirty
deeds!! B+
EPISODE 8a: THE IRON EATER:
A monster has crashed on Earth and immediately
starts eating his favorite food, iron, and again,
it's a job for Superman!! B+
EPISODE 8b: THE APE ARMY OF THE AMAZON:
Two evil dudes have learned how to control apes with
drums, and create havoc!! And amazingly Clark and
Lois just happen to emergency land on the same
island that they're on!! B+
EPISODE 9a: THE FIRE PHANTOM:
A weird fire being is created by fire combined
with magma and just happens to be in the
area where Clark and Jimmy are camping!! B+
EPISODE 9b: THE DEADLY DISH:
Luthor has created a dish that takes away
Superman's strength!! B+
DISC 2:
EPISODE 10a: INSECT RAIDERS:
Dudes dressed as insects are up to no good,
and of course Superman intercedes!!! B+
EPISODE 10b: RETURN OF WARLOCK:
Warlock again, who steels a gem for his wand and
is out for revenge on Superman by harassing his
friends!!!! B+
EPISODE 11a: THE ABOMINABLE ICE-MAN:
Lois in Hawaii, and while surfing, the ocean is
turned into ice by an Ice-Man who it seems is
just trying to make a home for himself!! B+
EPISODE 11b: THE MEN FROM A.P.E.:
Yep A.P.E., not the big hairy kind, but an acronym
for The Allied Perpetrators of Evil, consisting of
Lex Luthor, Toyman, Warlock and The Prankster!!
Lex has created a Kryptonic projector that will
destroy Superman!! B+
EPISODE 12a: THE TREE MEN OF ARBORA:
Scientists discover a Tree growing in a desert
crater created by an asteroid falling to Earth!!
The tree suddenly comes to life, and starts
consuming all the water it can get its trunk
ahold of!! B+
EPISODE 12b: THE IMAGE MAKER:
An ex-con is out for revenge on Lois Lane for
sending him to prison!!! B+
EPISODE 13a: SUPERMAN'S DOUBLE TROUBLE:
A couple of giant creatures are released when
a huge earthquake hits!! B+
EPISODE 13b: THE DEADLY SUPER-DOLL:
The Sorcerer is back, and this time making dolls!!!
He uses the doll to control Superman!! B+
EPISODE 14a: LAVA MAN:
Lois is in Mexico when a volcano erupts, unleashing
the Lava Man living in its core!!!! B+
EPISODE 14b: LUTHOR STRIKES AGAIN:
Luthor captures Jimmy Olsen to lure Superman
to his doom!!! B+
EPISODE 15a: MISSION TO PLANET PERIL:
A spaceship comes to Earth to steal coal to make
diamonds!! They have been forced to do this or
a mad scientist will kill their friends!! Superman
returns to their planet to help them out! B+
EPISODE 15b: THE PERNICIOUS PARASIT:
While robbing a nuclear science institute, Icy
Harris stumbles upon an isotope that suddenly
gives him the power to draw out the living essence
from others to make him super strong!!! B+
EPISODE 16a: THE TWO FACES OF SUPERMAN:
Superman is seen stealing diamonds, gold and
money!! What the Hell is up????? B+
EPISODE 16b: THE IMP-PRACTICAL JOKER:
Mxyzptlk is wrecking havoc at a new park in Metropolis!! B+
EPISODE 17a: SUPERMAN MEETS BRAINIAC:
Brainiac is stealing animals from the circus, and Lois
and Superman happen to be there and are also taken
captive!! B+
EPISODE 17b: SEEDS OF DISASTER:
Seed pods drop from space and start causing
a lot of trouble!! B+
EPISODE 18a: THE MALEVOLENT MUMMY:
The tomb of an ancient sorcerer is uncovered,
and Lois and Clark are there to cover the story!
Lois unwittingly activates the mummy of the tomb!! B+
EPISODE 18b: THE BIRD-MEN FROM LOST VALLEY:
While patrolling the city, Jimmy Olsen witnesses
some "bird-men" plundering the local area farmlands!! B+
This disc also has a special feature: Superman
in '66!! This has Mark Waid(writer), Sander Schwartz
(WB Animation), Lou Scheimer(Filmation Co-Founder),
Mark Hamill(yep, that Mark Hamill!!), Paul Levitz
(President & Publisher, DC Comics), and Michael
Swanigan(Filmation Artist/Historian)! Very
entertaining!! A
From an IMDb.com customer
The first time I ever saw these cartoons of both
Superman and Superboy was when I was 11 years
old.At the time, it was on the Bozo Show on WGN
around 1983 I believe it was. Anyway, I liked the
character designs. I felt the Superman characters
fit the look designed by Curt Swan, the definitive
Superman artist of the Silver Age. Well, I did my
research and found out about when it originally
aired and what format it was in. But for me, I
remember the Bozo Show airing Batman on
Mondays and Thursdays, Superman on Tuesdays
and Fridays, and Superboy on Wednesdays. I
never really cared for Bozo the Clown or the
like. Heck the only reason I watched it was
just to see these Filmation cartoon shorts of
the World's Finest.
Bud Collyer did a super job as his dual voices
of Superman and Clark Kent, but unlike the 40's
Fleisher cartoon classics, Collyer has more
speaking lines as Superman since the Man of
Steel was mostly silent in the 40's shows. And
I was just given a surprise to learn that Joan
Alexander wasn't the only voice over for Lois
Lane. (Read the trivia above the comment line).
In comparison, I liked the Superman shows over
the Superboy shows, though Superboy can be
fun. Animation wise, the shows suck by today's
standards. But I loved the character designs
and voice overs not to mention the awesome
musical scores. These cartoons helped me pick
up and read some Superman comics from the
50's and 60's and enabled me to hear the voices
of Bud Collyer and Joan Alexander in my mind.
If you love the Silver Age Superman, I highly
recommend this series and I really wish WB
would consider releasing these shows on DVD
along with the other DC titles by Filmation. And
yes, Superboy too. - voicemaster71