Superboy was conceived as a way for the father-son producing team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind to capitalize on the Superman license in a manner that didn’t involve the Big Blue Boy Scout directly.

Superboy (Gerard Christopher) at his alien bar mitzvah, where American law prevents him from becoming Superman. Season four of Superboy (Oct. ’91 – May ’92) is where this series stops being polite and ...

Christopher Reeve as Superman Image via Warner Bros. Whenever the topic of live-action Superman shows comes about, programs like Smallville, Superman & Lois, and even the original The Adventures of ...