'Superboy'

<b>The powers</b>: The standard flight-strength-speed combo<br><BR> <b>The actor</b>: John Haymes Newton in season one, Gerard Christopher in seasons two through four<br><BR> <b>The run</b>: 1988-1992<br><BR> <b>The villains</b>: Lex Luthor, Bizarro, Mister Mxyzptlk, aliens, spies, etc. <br><BR> <b>The tone</b>: All over the place: First cheap, then comic-book bright, then gritty, then canceled<br><BR> <b>Of note</b>: This syndicated show was all over the map -- much of the cast was replaced after the first season, the setting morphed from college to the Bureau of Extra Normal Affairs, and the tone see-sawed back and forth. But none of these things killed the show -- it was finally taken out by legal action from Warner Bros., which went on to develop "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman."
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The powers: The standard flight-strength-speed combo

The actor: John Haymes Newton in season one, Gerard Christopher in seasons two through four

The run: 1988-1992

The villains: Lex Luthor, Bizarro, Mister Mxyzptlk, aliens, spies, etc.

The tone: All over the place: First cheap, then comic-book bright, then gritty, then canceled

Of note: This syndicated show was all over the map -- much of the cast was replaced after the first season, the setting morphed from college to the Bureau of Extra Normal Affairs, and the tone see-sawed back and forth. But none of these things killed the show -- it was finally taken out by legal action from Warner Bros., which went on to develop "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman."

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