Planet Krapton will soon explode. Hoping to save his infant son from doom, Jel-lo rockets him to Earth. There the child, now named Clark aka Superbman, is adopted by Ma and Pa Cant. Clark grows-up and becomes a reporter for the Daily Comet. Under the command of editor-in-chief, Perry Blight, Clark works with ace reporter, Lois Lame and cub reporter, Jiminy Olson. Together they uncover a sinister plot by the evil Rex Ruthor to destroy the world.