Adventures of Superman

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!

TV-G1952•24m•6.7/10

Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedyFamily

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6.7/10(63)

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.

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Production

Motion Pictures for Television, National Comics Publications

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 19, 1952

Last Aired

April 28, 1958

Networks

Syndication

Created By

Whitney Ellsworth, Robert Maxwell

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Superman on Earth

Air date: 1952-09-19

Journey with Superman from Krypton to Metropolis, as he joins that Daily Planet staff and meets the fiery Lois Lane.

The Haunted Lighthouse

Air date: 1952-09-26

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.

The Case of the Talkative Dummy

Air date: 1952-10-03

As superman hunts for kidnapped armored-car drivers and a stolen fortune, Jimmy, loccked inside a falling safe, hurtles to his doom.

Mystery of the Broken Statues

Air date: 1952-10-10

Lois Lane is kidnapped while on the trail of a suave but deadly criminal mastermind and a hidden priceless gem.

The Monkey Mystery

Air date: 1952-10-17

Searching for stolen defense secrets, Clark Kent encounters a brutalized woman, a slain organ-grinder -- and a monkey dressed as Superman.

Night of Terror

Air date: 1952-10-24

Superman races to find Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen who wait, helplessly bound, as a sadistic hit man prepares to execute them.

The Birthday Letter

Air date: 1952-10-31

Superman is implicated in the abduction of a young girl who is thought to have information concerning hidden counterfeit plates.

The Mind Machine

Air date: 1952-11-07

Bravely testifying against a mobster, Lois Lane will die unless Clark Kent finds the weapon that will soon destroy her mind.

Rescue

Air date: 1952-11-14

Trapped in a mine filling with deadly gas, Lois Lane is beyond the reach of rescuers -- and Clark Kent doesn't know!

E10

The Secret of Superman

Air date: 1952-11-21

An insane scientist, using powerful experimental truth drugs on Perry White, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, learns Superman's true identity.

E11

No Holds Barred

Air date: 1952-11-28

When a crooked wrestling promoter paralyzes honest athletes, Superman steps in to reverse the damage and rescue an innocent captive.

E12

The Deserted Village

Air date: 1952-12-05

As Clark Kent pursues the monster killing the few people left in Lois Lane's hometown, the girl reporter becomes its next victim.

E13

The Stolen Costume

Air date: 1952-12-12

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.

E14

Treasure of the Incas

Air date: 1952-12-19

Unwittingly involved in a hunt for stolen radium, Jimmy is kidnapped and locked in a deathtrap by a fanatical doctor.

E15

Double Trouble

Air date: 1952-12-26

Lois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.

E16

Mystery in Wax

Air date: 1953-01-02

Lois Lane, chloroformed while investigating strange disappearances, is held prisoner in Madame Selina's wax museum of the living dead.

E17

Runaway Robot

Air date: 1953-01-09

Captive Lois Lane will be murdered by gangsters unless inventor Horatio Hinkle uses his unique radio-controlled robot to rob banks.

E18

Drums of Death

Air date: 1953-01-16

Aided by his ace reporters, Perry White flies to Haiti to search for his sister, the prisoner of a voodoo cult.

E19

The Evil Three

Air date: 1953-01-23

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.

E20

The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

Air date: 1953-01-30

Lois Lane is held hostage by the armed criminal who has stolen a priceless antique and left two people to drown.

E21

The Human Bomb

Air date: 1953-02-06

On a windswept narrow ledge high above the ground, Lois Lane is chained to a dynamite-wielding daredevil ready to die.

E22

Czar of the Underworld

Air date: 1953-02-13

A killer sabotaging the filming of a crime exposé stalks Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson on a Hollywood studio soundstage.

E23

Ghost Wolf

Air date: 1953-02-20

After discovering human footprints that turn into wolf tracks, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are trapped in a raging forest fire.

E24

Crime Wave

Air date: 1953-02-27

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.