Adventures of Superman
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a syndicated TV adaptation of the beloved DC Comics superhero! You know the drill: When he isn't fighting for truth, justice and the American way, the man in tights dons a suit and glasses for his secret identity as Daily Planet newspaper reporter Clark Kent, who works alongside friends Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for gruff boss Perry White.
Episodes
1Superman on Earth
22 minSep 19, 1952★ 6.2
Journey with Superman from Krypton to Metropolis, as he joins that Daily Planet staff and meets the fiery Lois Lane.
2The Haunted Lighthouse
22 minSep 26, 1952
A terrified Jimmy Olsen calls for help, and Superman speeds to an isolated island where strange things happen in the fog-shrouded night. Commentary available by TV Producer/Author Gary H. Grossman.
3The Case of the Talkative Dummy
22 minOct 3, 1952
As superman hunts for kidnapped armored-car drivers and a stolen fortune, Jimmy, loccked inside a falling safe, hurtles to his doom.
4Mystery of the Broken Statues
22 minOct 10, 1952
Lois Lane is kidnapped while on the trail of a suave but deadly criminal mastermind and a hidden priceless gem.
5The Monkey Mystery
22 minOct 17, 1952
Searching for stolen defense secrets, Clark Kent encounters a brutalized woman, a slain organ-grinder -- and a monkey dressed as Superman.
6Night of Terror
22 minOct 24, 1952
Superman races to find Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen who wait, helplessly bound, as a sadistic hit man prepares to execute them.
7The Birthday Letter
22 minOct 31, 1952
Superman is implicated in the abduction of a young girl who is thought to have information concerning hidden counterfeit plates.
8The Mind Machine
22 minNov 7, 1952
Bravely testifying against a mobster, Lois Lane will die unless Clark Kent finds the weapon that will soon destroy her mind.
9Rescue
22 minNov 14, 1952
Trapped in a mine filling with deadly gas, Lois Lane is beyond the reach of rescuers -- and Clark Kent doesn't know!
10The Secret of Superman
22 minNov 21, 1952
An insane scientist, using powerful experimental truth drugs on Perry White, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, learns Superman's true identity.
11No Holds Barred
22 minNov 28, 1952
When a crooked wrestling promoter paralyzes honest athletes, Superman steps in to reverse the damage and rescue an innocent captive.
12The Deserted Village
22 minDec 5, 1952
As Clark Kent pursues the monster killing the few people left in Lois Lane's hometown, the girl reporter becomes its next victim.
13The Stolen Costume
22 minDec 12, 1952
After a burglar steals Superman's costume from Clark Kent's closet, a mobster threatens to reveal the Man of Steel's secret identity. Commentary available by TV Producer/Author Gary H. Grossman.
14Treasure of the Incas
22 minDec 19, 1952
Unwittingly involved in a hunt for stolen radium, Jimmy is kidnapped and locked in a deathtrap by a fanatical doctor.
15Double Trouble
22 minDec 26, 1952
Lois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.
16Mystery in Wax
22 minJan 2, 1953
Lois Lane, chloroformed while investigating strange disappearances, is held prisoner in Madame Selina's wax museum of the living dead.
17Runaway Robot
22 minJan 9, 1953
Captive Lois Lane will be murdered by gangsters unless inventor Horatio Hinkle uses his unique radio-controlled robot to rob banks.
18Drums of Death
22 minJan 16, 1953
Aided by his ace reporters, Perry White flies to Haiti to search for his sister, the prisoner of a voodoo cult.
19The Evil Three
22 minJan 23, 1953
Perry White and Jimmy Olsen face death at the hands of three crazed murderers in a crumbling bayou hotel. Commentary available by Producer/Writer Chuck Harter.
20The Riddle of the Chinese Jade
22 minJan 30, 1953
Lois Lane is held hostage by the armed criminal who has stolen a priceless antique and left two people to drown.
21The Human Bomb
22 minFeb 6, 1953
On a windswept narrow ledge high above the ground, Lois Lane is chained to a dynamite-wielding daredevil ready to die.
22Czar of the Underworld
22 minFeb 13, 1953
A killer sabotaging the filming of a crime exposé stalks Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson on a Hollywood studio soundstage.
23Ghost Wolf
22 minFeb 20, 1953
After discovering human footprints that turn into wolf tracks, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are trapped in a raging forest fire.
24Crime Wave
22 minFeb 27, 1953
While hunting down an anonymous crime-boss, the Man of Steel is lured into a lighting-powered deathtrap that stops his heart. Commentary available by Producer/Writer Chuck Harter.
25The Unknown People (1)
22 minAug 10, 1953
Clark Kent and Lois Lane visit the world's deepest oil well in Silsby, when strange humanoid creatures appear and terrorize the townspeople.
26The Unknown People (2)
22 minAug 10, 1953
Convinced the Mole Men are peaceful beings, Superman must save them from a vengeful mob determined to kill the armed visitors.
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