Interview with Superboy Season 1 Star JOHN HAYMES NEWTON

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Host Anthony Desiato presents a very special coda to the podcast’s recent coverage of the 1988-1992 “Superboy” television series: a rare interview with Season 1 star John Haymes Newton!

John discusses his experience with comic books, booking the role, cast camaraderie, the show’s improvement over that first year, leaving the show, and much more.

PLUS: Hear more of Anthony’s conversation with the Superboy Beyond duo of Tom Gallagher and Chris Jacobsen as they talk about the Superboy fandom, address comparisons to “Smallville” and “Lois & Clark,” and ponder the question: “Whatever Happened to the Clark Kent of Capitol City?”

“A Superboy Fan Journey” Chapter XII.

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Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Key art Isaiah Simmons (2020-2024 version by Gregg Schigiel). Theme music by Basic Printer.

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Anthony Desiato

Anthony Desiato, owner and founder of Flat Squirrel Productions, is a lifelong Superman fan, documentary filmmaker, and podcast host who has been chronicling the culture of comic shops for the past decade. Projects include the films My Comic Shop Documentary and My Comic Shop Country, as well as the podcast series My Comic Shop History and Digging For Kryptonite.

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