Adventures of Superman

1Five Minutes to Doom

22 minSep 18, 1953

Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.

2The Big Squeeze

22 minSep 25, 1953

A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.

3The Man Who Could Read Minds

22 minOct 3, 1953

Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.

4Jet Ace

22 minOct 10, 1953

Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.

5Shot in the Dark

22 minOct 17, 1953

An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!

6The Defeat of Superman

22 minOct 24, 1953

Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?

7Superman in Exile

22 minOct 31, 1953

Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.

8A Ghost for Scotland Yard

22 minNov 7, 1953

Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.

9The Dog Who Knew Superman

22 minNov 14, 1953

The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.

10The Face and the Voice

22 minNov 21, 1953

Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.

11The Man in the Lead Mask

22 minNov 28, 1953

Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?

12Panic in the Sky

22 minDec 5, 1953

Destination: Earth! Superman saves Metropolis from a plummeting asteroid -- and loses his memory in the process. Commentary available by Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen) and Noel Neill (Lois Lane).

13The Machine That Could Plot Crimes

22 minDec 12, 1953

Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.

14Jungle Devil

25 minDec 19, 1953

The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.

15My Friend Superman

25 minDec 26, 1953

Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.

16The Clown Who Cried

25 minJan 2, 1954

What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!

17The Boy Who Hated Superman

25 minJan 9, 1954

Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.

18Semi-Private Eye

25 minJan 16, 1954

Sam Spade. Philip Marlowe. Jimmy Olsen? He poses as a trench-coated private eye to stalk kidnappers. Commentary available by Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen) and Noel Neill (Lois Lane).

19Perry White's Scoop

25 minJan 23, 1954

Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.

20Beware the Wrecker

25 minJan 30, 1954

A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.

21The Golden Vulture

25 minFeb 6, 1954

Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.

22Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor

25 minFeb 13, 1954

Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.

23Lady in Black

25 minFeb 20, 1954

Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.

24Star of Fate

25 minFeb 27, 1954

A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.

25The Whistling Bird

25 minMar 6, 1954

The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.

26Around the World with Superman

25 minMar 13, 1954

Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.