The New Adventures of Superman: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The New Adventures of Superman Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Luthor's Lethal Laser (1)
Sep 14, 1968 · 7 min
Lois and Jimmy are trapped in a rocket by Lex Luthor. They are sent to the moon where Lex Luthor has constructed a secret base. Lex aims an enormous laser at Earth and threatens th
Luthor's Lethal Laser (2)
Sep 14, 1968 · 7 min
Superman heads to the moon to stop Luthor's plan to take over the world. He rescues Lois and Jimmy, but Luthor reveals that he is working with Brainiac. The two supervillians try t
Can a Luthor Change His Spots? (1)
Sep 21, 1968 · 7 min
When Lex Luthor turns up at the Daily Planet, he claims to be reformed. He is made science editor by Perry White. Jimmy sneaks into Luthor's laboratory in the Daily Planet and disc
Can a Luthor Change His Spots? (2)
Sep 21, 1968 · 7 min
As Luthor appears to be robbing the bank vault, Superman arrives to stop him. He rescues Perry White, but leaves when Luthor claims he was only involved as part of a demonstration.
The Team of Terror (1)
Sep 28, 1968 · 7 min
An evil alien named Satana arrives on Earth from the planet Quanta. She attempts to steal energy from a nuclear power planet in order to use it to attack her home planet. Superman
The Team of Terror (2)
Sep 28, 1968 · 7 min
The Warlock and Satana decide to trap Superman by capturing Lois and Jimmy. When Superman arrives to rescue them, the Warlock attacks Superman with Kryptonite rays. Superman, howev
Rain of Iron (1)
Oct 5, 1968 · 7 min
Lois meets a man named Vamore who is known to be a friend of the escaped criminal Professor Dujy. As Lois follows Vamore to a remote island, Superman must protect Metropolis from a
Rain of Iron (2)
Oct 5, 1968 · 7 min
Superman tracks the iron spheres to their source. They come from space, but are being bounced off an asteroid from a remote island in the Pacific. Professor Dujy and Vamore live on
The Mysterious Mr. Mist (1)
Oct 12, 1968 · 7 min
Clark Kent and Lois Lane head to Perry White's farm for a picnic. Unfortunately, a strange mist follows them to the farm. The mist is capable of transforming itself into a person w
The Mysterious Mr. Mist (2)
Oct 12, 1968 · 7 min
Superman saves Lois from the mysterious must. Unfortunately, it follows Lois back to Metropolis and tries to kidnap her. It wants Lois to be the queen of an underground kingdom. Ev
Luminians on the Loose (1)
Oct 19, 1968 · 7 min
Lex Luthor transports to Earth two aliens that are made of pure light. They are called Luminians and have the capacity to destroy anything they touch. Luthor wants them to destroy
Luminians on the Loose (2)
Oct 19, 1968 · 7 min
When the Luminians discover that they cannot injure Superman, they decide to turn against Lex Luthor. Superman saves Luthor and the two work together in trying to send the Luminian
The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (1)
Oct 26, 1968 · 7 min
Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen are in Scotland. As Clark heads off to sleep at a local inn, Lois and Jimmy head to the mysterious Kilbane Castle. There two twins try to sca
The Ghost of Kilbane Castle (2)
Oct 26, 1968 · 7 min
The ghost of Kilbane Castle awakens and soon terrorizes Lois and Jimmy. The ghost is upset that another clan has taken over his castle. Superman arrives and rescues Lois and Jimmy.
The Japanese Sandman (1)
Nov 2, 1968 · 7 min
Clark and Jimmy are in Japan covering a story about how a powerful industrialist is the victim of sabotage. The saboteur calls forth a mysterious Japanese Sandman that has the powe
The Japanese Sandman (2)
Nov 2, 1968 · 7 min
Superman must stop the Sandman and deal with a saboteur before they can cause any more damage. When they finally meet, Superman fights off the Sandman's powerful sleeping sand and