Superboy

A cheerful, low-budget slice of college-life heroics, with earnest performances, simple morality tales and gentle comic-book thrills that pass the time pleasantly.

Created by

Alexander Salkind, Ilya Salkind

Genres

Action & adventure, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

John Newton, Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk

Overview

Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on Kal-El's early years as Superboy. It depicted Superboy's adventures during his college years, his meetings with Lex Luthor and his romance with Lana Lang. The series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, who were the producers of the first three Superman movies and the 1984 Supergirl movie.

How it feels

Light, earnest, campy and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Identity, coming-of-age, friendship, love

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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