The New Adventures of Superman

RELEASED 10 Sept 19667h 56m · 68 episodes★ 6.2 TMDB

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.

WATCH NOTE

The Batman/Superman Hour (1968–1969) includes this series' season 3 Superman material, already covered here as episodes 1–16. Its Batman stories are separately covered by The Adventures of Batman, and its Superboy stories by The Adventures of Superboy. Watching the combined broadcast package repeats these component stories; it adds no separately established Superman episodes or mandatory viewing.

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4 titles to watch before The New Adventures of Superman — 43h 16m in total.

Superman and the Mole MenOptional background0h 58m★ 5.3
A separate adaptation of Superman and Lois Lane; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The New Adventures of Superman’s story continuity.
Adventures of SupermanOptional background41h 34m★ 6.6
A separate adaptation of Superman and Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The New Adventures of Superman’s story continuity.
Stamp Day for SupermanOptional background0h 18m★ 5.3
A separate adaptation of Superman and Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The New Adventures of Superman’s story continuity.
The Adventures of SuperboyOptional background0h 26m★ 4.6
A separate adaptation of Superman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to The New Adventures of Superman’s story continuity.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

The New Adventures of Superman is title 71 of 118 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. These Filmation shorts follow Clark Kent as an adult. If you also watch The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, check the individual segment names because the longer broadcast format included Superman material.

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