The Adventures of Superboy

RELEASED 1 Jan 19610h 26m★ 4.6 TMDB

Jimmy, Clark Kent and Lana Lang's friend, is ashamed that his father works as a doorman at the Smallville theater. His opinion changes when Superboy is able to thwart a robbery with Jimmy's father's help.

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4 titles to watch before The Adventures of Superboy — 45h 15m in total.

Superman: The 1941–1943 Theatrical ShortsOptional background2h 25m
A separate adaptation of Superman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The Adventures of Superboy’s story continuity.
Superman and the Mole MenOptional background0h 58m★ 5.3
A separate adaptation of Superman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The Adventures of Superboy’s story continuity.
Adventures of SupermanOptional background41h 34m★ 6.6
A separate adaptation of Superman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The Adventures of Superboy’s story continuity.
Stamp Day for SupermanOptional background0h 18m★ 5.3
A separate adaptation of Superman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The Adventures of Superboy’s story continuity.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

The Adventures of Superboy is title 38 of 75 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. Begin with this single unaired 1961 live-action pilot, also known as Raja's Ransom, featuring John Rockwell as Clark Kent/Superboy. Developed as a proposed follow-up to Adventures of Superman, it tells a self-contained Smallville jewel-theft story; no earlier adaptation is established as required viewing. Its later inclusion with Smallville on DVD is bonus packaging and adds no Smallville episode.

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