 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into The Adventures of Superboy (TV series). (Discuss) Proposed since October 2024. |
| The Adventures of Superboy | |
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| Created by | Whitney Ellsworth |
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| Starring | Johnny Rockwell Bunny Henning |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
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The Adventures of Superboy is a proposed TV series that was put into production in 1961.[1] It was meant to capitalize on the success of Adventures of Superman, which went out of production in 1958. Only a pilot episode ("Rajah's Ransom")[2][3] was produced, although 12 additional scripts had been prepared, had the series been picked up.
It featured the first portrayals of Superboy and Lana Lang outside of comic books, and stands as a forerunner of later series based on Clark Kent's youth: Superboy, which lasted four seasons, and Smallville, which lasted ten seasons.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (2011-12-02). "Comic Book Legends Revealed #343". CBR. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Scivally, Bruce (2008). "Chapter 6 - The Middle Years - Superpup and Superboy". Superman on film, television, radio, and Broadway. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-3166-3. OCLC 153579095.
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The second was a pilot for The Adventures of Superboy, made in 1961. Johnny Rockwell played a young Clark Kent/Superboy in a light-hearted drama set in Smallville. Bunny Henning played Laura Lang. Thirteen scripts were written, but only the twenty-five-minute pilot entitled 'Rajah's Ransom' was made, and it can also be seen on YouTube.
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