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.
The New Adventures of Superman (Season 1)
The Force Phantom (Episode 1) 6.0
Air date: 1966-09-10
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: An alien ship uses an energy creature to attack Earth.
Mermen Of Emor (Episode 2) 6.0
Air date: 1966-09-10
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Scuba divers are captured for sport by malevolent fish beings led by Triton.
The Prehistoric Pterodactyls (Episode 3) 6.0
Air date: 1966-09-17
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Two giant flying monsters are freed from frozen suspension.
Merlin's Magic Marbles (Episode 4) 7.0
Air date: 1966-09-17
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Lex Luthor uses a temporal communicator to discover magic powers.
The Threat of the Thrutans (Episode 5) 6.0
Air date: 1966-09-24
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: An alien space probe trapped in Earth orbit uses force to try to return to its home galaxy.
The Wicked Warlock (Episode 6) 6.0
Air date: 1966-09-24
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A male witch called the Warlock must seize a rare gem that contains powerful magic.
The Chimp Who Made It Big (Episode 7) 6.0
Air date: 1966-10-01
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: The fusion of two irradiated pieces of space debris fatefully changes a chimpanzee named Toto on board a space craft.
The Deadly Icebergs (Episode 8) 6.0
Air date: 1966-10-01
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Saboteurs have rigged gigantic icebergs with explosives to rob a luxury liner.
Robot of Riga (Episode 9) 6.0
Air date: 1966-10-08
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are kidnapped by alien hunters whose "zoo" is protected by a giant robot.
The Invisible Raiders (Episode 10) 6.0
Air date: 1966-10-08
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: The Sorcerer, a malevolent wizard, uses hirelings using an invisibility field to commit crimes.
Neolithic Nightmare (Episode 11) 7.0
Air date: 1966-10-15
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Jimmy Olsen falls into an underground pocket populated by malevolent creatures.
The Return of Brainiac (Episode 12) 7.0
Air date: 1966-10-15
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: An alien computer named Brainiac has been capturing different kinds of animals by shrinking them.
The Magnetic Monster (Episode 13) 6.0
Air date: 1966-10-22
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A magnetic device that melts metal objects is used by alien beings on Earth.
The Toys of Doom (Episode 14) 6.0
Air date: 1966-10-22
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: 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.
The Iron Eater (Episode 15) 6.0
Air date: 1966-10-29
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A shapeshifting alien creature that emerged from a fallen meteorite who devours metal structures raises havoc.
The Ape Army of the Amazon (Episode 16) 6.0
Air date: 1966-10-29
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: 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.
The Fire Phantom (Episode 17) 6.0
Air date: 1966-11-05
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A living flame from Earth's core appears and sets off a mammoth forest fire.
The Deadly Dish (Episode 18) 6.0
Air date: 1966-11-05
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Lex Luthor traps Lois, Jimmy, and Perry White so he can lure Superman into range of a Kryptonite Transmitter.
Insect Raiders (Episode 19) 6.0
Air date: 1966-11-12
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Criminals who have perfected insect powers must stop Superman from foiling their wave of crime.
Return of Warlock (Episode 20) 6.0
Air date: 1966-11-12
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: The Warlock steals a magic gem to wreak havoc on Superman's friends.
The Abominable Ice-Man (Episode 21) 7.0
Air date: 1966-11-19
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: An ice being freezes tropical Hawaii where Lois Lane is having her vacation.
The Men from A.P.E. (Episode 22) 7.0
Air date: 1966-11-19
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: 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.
The Tree Man of Arbora (Episode 23) 6.0
Air date: 1966-11-26
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A tree being brought to life near a meteor crater consumes enormous quantities of water.
The Image Maker (Episode 24) 6.0
Air date: 1966-11-26
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: 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.
Superman's Double Trouble (Episode 25) 7.0
Air date: 1966-12-03
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A mid-ocean earthquake releases a giant lobster and a giant alligator.
The Deadly Super-Doll (Episode 26) 7.0
Air date: 1966-12-03
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: The Sorcerer uses a voodoo doll to stop Superman.
Lava Men (Episode 27) 6.0
Air date: 1966-12-10
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: In Mexico, a volcano creates living beings of lava.
Luthor Strikes Again (Episode 28) 6.0
Air date: 1966-12-10
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Lex Luthor uses Jimmy Olsen as bait to use Kryptonite laser beam weapons against Superman in a paint factory.
Mission to Planet Peril (Episode 29) 6.0
Air date: 1966-12-17
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Alien raiders forced to Earth recruit Superman to rescue hostages on their home world.
The Pernicious Parasite (Episode 30) 6.0
Air date: 1966-12-17
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: 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.
The Two Faces of Superman (Episode 31) 6.0
Air date: 1966-12-24
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Toyman creates a robot doppelganger of The Man Of Steel.
The Imp-Practical Joker (Episode 32) 6.0
Air date: 1966-12-24
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A carnival is raided by an extra-dimensional prankster known as Mister Mxyzptlk.
Superman Meets Brainiac (Episode 33) 6.0
Air date: 1966-12-31
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Brainiac raids Earth to gather creatures to repopulate a planet devastated by atomic wars.
Seeds of Disaster (Episode 34) 6.0
Air date: 1966-12-31
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Alien seed pods grow plants that destroy other objects.
The Malevolent Mummy (Episode 35) 6.0
Air date: 1967-01-07
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: An Egyptian sorcerer in mummified form attacks Lois and Superman.
The Bird-Men From Lost Valley (Episode 36) 6.0
Air date: 1967-01-07
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Avian beings must raid outside farmlands for survival because a gold raider named Trask and his henchmen hold their populace hostage.
Seasons
Episodes 36
Episodes 16
Episodes 16