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03-18-2007, 12:03 PM
March 16, 2007: Filmation's 1966 "The New Adventures of Superman" Coming to DVD
Earl Kress, award-winning writer of animated shows such as "Pinky and the Brain" has revealed on his website that Warner Home Video are scheduled to release the 1966 Filmation cartoon "The New Adventures of Superman" to DVD in June.
According to Kress, the DVD collection will be released on June 26, 2007.
These cartoons saw the return of Bud Collyer to the role of Superman/Clark Kent and Joan Alexander as Lois Lane, both having played those roles in the long-running 1940s Superman radio series and Fleischer Superman cartoons.t.
I hope this leads to more of the unreleased Filmation series. They only have released ONE Superfriends set so far, and only one season of Superboy (live action)
The Filmation series is a curious little footnote, because whilst the animation was always rehashed and stited, it had some curiously interesting gems. "The Parasite" episode comes to mind (only "The Parasite" was more of a thug than the alien-like energy predator he became), and "Luthor's Leathal Fireworks", where Lex bombards Superman with Kryptonite...fireworks. Best episode I think was "The Prankster". Filmation's contribution to Superdickery.com
The 1988 Superman series from Ruby-Spears is the one that most fans are demanding, not only is it the rarest really, it's also the one that first embraced John Byrne's Man of Steel revamp. It also had a series of shorts set in Smallville
Earl Kress, award-winning writer of animated shows such as "Pinky and the Brain" has revealed on his website that Warner Home Video are scheduled to release the 1966 Filmation cartoon "The New Adventures of Superman" to DVD in June.
According to Kress, the DVD collection will be released on June 26, 2007.
These cartoons saw the return of Bud Collyer to the role of Superman/Clark Kent and Joan Alexander as Lois Lane, both having played those roles in the long-running 1940s Superman radio series and Fleischer Superman cartoons.t.
I hope this leads to more of the unreleased Filmation series. They only have released ONE Superfriends set so far, and only one season of Superboy (live action)
The Filmation series is a curious little footnote, because whilst the animation was always rehashed and stited, it had some curiously interesting gems. "The Parasite" episode comes to mind (only "The Parasite" was more of a thug than the alien-like energy predator he became), and "Luthor's Leathal Fireworks", where Lex bombards Superman with Kryptonite...fireworks. Best episode I think was "The Prankster". Filmation's contribution to Superdickery.com
The 1988 Superman series from Ruby-Spears is the one that most fans are demanding, not only is it the rarest really, it's also the one that first embraced John Byrne's Man of Steel revamp. It also had a series of shorts set in Smallville