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Adventures of Superman

6.6/10 65 votes
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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.

Created by:
Whitney Ellsworth, Robert Maxwell
Cast:
George Reeves, Noel Neill, John Hamilton, Jack Larson
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
Syndication

Episode guide

Seasons

7 available

Season 1

Episodes

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Episode 1

★ 6.2

Superman on Earth

1952-09-19 · 22m

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

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Episode 2

★ 5.8

The Haunted Lighthouse

1952-09-26 · 22m

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.

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Episode 3

★ 5.8

The Case of the Talkative Dummy

1952-10-03 · 22m

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

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Episode 4

★ 5.3

Mystery of the Broken Statues

1952-10-10 · 22m

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

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Episode 5

★ 6.0

The Monkey Mystery

1952-10-17 · 22m

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

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Episode 6

★ 5.9

Night of Terror

1952-10-24 · 22m

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

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Episode 7

★ 6.5

The Birthday Letter

1952-10-31 · 22m

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

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Episode 8

★ 7.0

The Mind Machine

1952-11-07 · 22m

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

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Episode 9

★ 6.5

Rescue

1952-11-14 · 22m

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

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Episode 10

★ 7.0

The Secret of Superman

1952-11-21 · 22m

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

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Episode 11

★ 6.2

No Holds Barred

1952-11-28 · 22m

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

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Episode 12

★ 6.0

The Deserted Village

1952-12-05 · 22m

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

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Episode 13

★ 7.4

The Stolen Costume

1952-12-12 · 22m

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.

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Episode 14

★ 6.0

Treasure of the Incas

1952-12-19 · 22m

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

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Episode 15

★ 6.5

Double Trouble

1952-12-26 · 22m

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

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Episode 16

★ 6.4

Mystery in Wax

1953-01-02 · 22m

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

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Episode 17

★ 6.5

Runaway Robot

1953-01-09 · 22m

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

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Episode 18

★ 6.5

Drums of Death

1953-01-16 · 22m

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

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Episode 19

★ 6.2

The Evil Three

1953-01-23 · 22m

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.

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Episode 20

★ 6.0

The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

1953-01-30 · 22m

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

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Episode 21

★ 6.5

The Human Bomb

1953-02-06 · 22m

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

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Episode 22

★ 6.2

Czar of the Underworld

1953-02-13 · 22m

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

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Episode 23

★ 6.4

Ghost Wolf

1953-02-20 · 22m

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

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Episode 24

★ 7.2

Crime Wave

1953-02-27 · 22m

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.

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Episode 25

★ 6.8

The Unknown People (1)

1953-08-10 · 22m

Clark Kent and Lois Lane visit the world's deepest oil well in Silsby, when strange humanoid creatures appear and terrorize the townspeople.

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Episode 26

★ 5.8

The Unknown People (2)

1953-08-10 · 22m

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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Cast

George Reeves

George Reeves

Superman

Noel Neill

Noel Neill

Lois Lane

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson

Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

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