{"id":13640,"date":"2021-05-11T09:56:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T14:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/?p=13640"},"modified":"2021-07-19T22:21:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T03:21:36","slug":"the-man-of-screen-podcast-episode-204-the-adventures-of-superboy-obituary-for-a-superhero-metamorphosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/the-man-of-screen-podcast-episode-204-the-adventures-of-superboy-obituary-for-a-superhero-metamorphosis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man of Screen Podcast Episode 204 &#8211; The Adventures of Superboy: Obituary for a Superhero\/Metamorphosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In episode 204 of the Man of Screen podcast, Mike Zummo reaches his penultimate episode in his coverage of the Salkind-produced \u201cAdventures of Superboy,\u201d which ran in syndication from 1988 until 1992.<\/p>\n<p>First, we\u2019re going to be treated to a news show. Superboy is reported dead and \u201cNight Time\u201d is on the story. They\u2019ll have interviews with Superboy\u2019s friends, Matt Ritter and Lana Lang. Even some of his old enemies will pop in to give a comment. Who wants his cadaver? Who wants to reminisce and who shows up to gloat?<\/p>\n<p>But is it all true, what will be revealed during this, \u201cObituary for a Superhero\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>And then we\u2019re going to have some trouble with age. Well, Lana is having some trouble as she appears to have had her youth sucked right out of her. All because she went to the wrong gym. 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