Filmation Adventures of Superboy
The Digging for Kryptonite podcast recently did an episode on the 1966 Superboy cartoons by Filmation. I have previously written about how these episodes are “lost”; in that they aren’t available for legal viewing anywhere. There was a VHS of some episodes in the 80s, but no DVD release, and no digital or streaming releases. Because of this lack of availability I haven’t watched any of these episodes. I thought that I would listen to the episode anyway since there really aren’t any spoilers to worry about. But once guest Daniel Sanchez started talking about how formative this cartoon was to his fandom I knew I had made a mistake. I immediately turned off the episode to wait until I could watch these cartoons.
Now I know it seems silly to recommend a podcast episode that I purposefully didn’t listen to, but the pure love that Daniel has for this cartoon is palpable in the first few minutes. I can’t wait to revisit when I’ve had the chance to (somehow) watch this show. Check it out!
Next: Super/Man.