Adventures of Superman
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" Announcer: "Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands; and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."
Seasons
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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!
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. Double Trouble
Air Date: 1952-12-26
Lois Lane, chloroformed while investigating strange disappearances, is held prisoner in Madame Selina's wax museum of the living dead.
16. Mystery in Wax
Air Date: 1953-01-02
Lois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. The Unknown People (1)
Air Date: 1951-12-18
Clark Kent and Lois Lane visit the world's deepest oil well in Silsby, when strange humanoid creatures appear and terrorize the townspeople.
26. The Unknown People (2)
Air Date: 1951-12-18
Convinced the Mole Men are peaceful beings, Superman must save them from a vengeful mob determined to kill the armed visitors.
1. Five Minutes to Doom
Air Date: 1953-09-18
Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.
2. The Big Squeeze
Air Date: 1953-09-25
A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.
3. The Man Who Could Read Minds
Air Date: 1953-10-03
Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.
4. Jet Ace
Air Date: 1953-10-10
Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.
5. Shot in the Dark
Air Date: 1953-10-17
An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!
6. The Defeat of Superman
Air Date: 1953-10-24
Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?
7. Superman in Exile
Air Date: 1953-10-31
Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.
8. A Ghost for Scotland Yard
Air Date: 1953-11-07
Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.
9. The Dog Who Knew Superman
Air Date: 1953-11-14
The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.
10. The Face and the Voice
Air Date: 1953-11-21
Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.
11. The Man in the Lead Mask
Air Date: 1953-11-28
Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?
12. Panic in the Sky
Air Date: 1953-12-05
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).
13. The Machine That Could Plot Crimes
Air Date: 1953-12-12
Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.
14. Jungle Devil
Air Date: 1953-12-19
The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.
15. My Friend Superman
Air Date: 1953-12-26
Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.
16. The Clown Who Cried
Air Date: 1954-01-02
What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!
17. The Boy Who Hated Superman
Air Date: 1954-01-09
Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.
18. Semi-Private Eye
Air Date: 1954-01-16
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).
19. Perry White's Scoop
Air Date: 1954-01-23
Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.
20. Beware the Wrecker
Air Date: 1954-01-30
A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.
21. The Golden Vulture
Air Date: 1954-02-06
Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.
22. Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
Air Date: 1954-02-13
Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.
23. Lady in Black
Air Date: 1954-02-20
Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.
24. Star of Fate
Air Date: 1954-02-27
A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.
25. The Whistling Bird
Air Date: 1954-03-06
The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.
26. Around the World with Superman
Air Date: 1954-03-13
Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.
1. Through the Time Barrier
Air Date: 1955-04-23
An inventor's time contraption whisks the Daily Planet staff to 50,000 B.C. One problem: how to get back!
2. The Talking Clue
Air Date: 1955-04-30
Sound and fury. Bank robbers have a sudden interest in a young audiophile's collection of recorded sounds.
3. The Lucky Cat
Air Date: 1955-05-07
Ladders, black cats, Friday the 13th. All harmless -- but someone intends real harm to an anti-superstition society.
4. Superman Week
Air Date: 1955-05-14
No dinners, no hoopla...just Kryptonite. Two thugs have their own way of celebrating Superman Week.
5. Great Caesar's Ghost
Air Date: 1955-05-21
He claims to be Caesar. But who's really behind the strange apparition vexing Perry White?
6. Test of a Warrior
Air Date: 1955-05-28
Great Horse faces his tribe's test of valor -- with help from a spirit named Superman!
7. Olsen's Millions
Air Date: 1955-06-04
Gee, thanks! An elderly woman rewards Jimmy $1 million because she thinks he rescued her cat.
8. Clark Kent, Outlaw
Air Date: 1955-09-10
Clark Kent is the man on the inside, posing as an ace safecracker to get the goods on a crime ring.
9. The Magic Necklace
Air Date: 1955-09-17
Wear the necklace and it protects you from harm. Bullets even bounce off Clark when he wears it!
10. The Bully of Dry Gulch
Air Date: 1955-09-24
His town. His way. But a bogus gunslinger who rules a Western town is no match for the Man of Steel.
11. Flight to the North
Air Date: 1955-10-01
Good ol' boy Sylvester is mistaken for Superman.
12. The Seven Souvenirs
Air Date: 1955-10-08
Is something hidden inside them? Items purchased at a Superman souvenir store may be clues to a crime.
13. King for a Day
Air Date: 1955-10-15
A royal performance: Jimmy poses as a prince of Burgonia to help thwart an assassination plot.
1. Joey
Air Date: 1956-02-18
A day at the races: Superman fights track corruption and the Daily Planet's racehorse gallops to victory.
2. The Unlucky Number
Air Date: 1956-02-25
Guess the number of jelly beans in the jar. With superman's help, it's possible to win a fixed contest.
3. The Big Freeze
Air Date: 1956-03-03
They'll stop him cold! Thugs think a freezer will keep Superman on ice during a rigged election.
4. Peril by Sea
Air Date: 1956-03-10
Criminals aboard a submarine aim to torpedo Perry White and his seaside cottage to smithereens.
5. Topsy Turvy
Air Date: 1956-04-21
Which way is up? An invention that causes the illusion of being upside-down is stolen for villainous use.
6. Jimmy the Kid
Air Date: 1956-04-28
Who's that guy? Hoodlums kidnap Jimmy and put a tough-talking lookalike in his place at the Daily Planet.
7. The Girl Who Hired Superman
Air Date: 1956-05-05
Villains have Superman right where they want him when he attends a party for a visiting foreign dignitary.
8. The Wedding of Superman
Air Date: 1956-05-12
Superman pops the question, Lois says "yes". Is it a dream come true for the smitten femme reporter?
9. Dagger Island
Air Date: 1956-05-19
Three brothers, one fortune. Its finders keepers as the trio hunt for a hidden family inheritance.
10. Blackmail
Air Date: 1956-05-26
A $500,000 heist -- and Inspector Henderson is the fall guy when some of the dough is planted on him.
11. The Deadly Rock
Air Date: 1956-06-02
Mobsters use Kryptonite to capture the Man of Steel -- or at least a man they think is Superman!
12. The Phantom Ring
Air Date: 1956-06-09
How do you stop thieves who have the power of invisibility? That's the new challenge facing Superman!
13. The Jolly Roger
Air Date: 1956-06-16
Shiver me timbers! Pirates hold Clark, Lois and Jimmy on a deserted isle the U.S. Navy intends to destroy.
1. Peril in Paris
Air Date: 1957-03-08
Good intentions gone bad. Superman helps a woman escape from behind the Iron Curtain...and inadvertently becomes a jewel smuggler.
2. Tin Hero
Air Date: 1957-03-15
A nose for news: A meek bookkeeper is an ace crime reporter -- with an occasional assist from Superman.
3. The Town That Wasn't
Air Date: 1957-03-22
She's the one. Members of a bizarre cult believe Lois is their ancient queen returned to life.
4. The Tomb of Zaharan
Air Date: 1957-03-29
A bogus seer aims to make his own crooked dream come true - a plan to usurp the rule of a dotty monarch.
5. The Man Who Made Dreams Come True
Air Date: 1957-04-05
She'll get all the dirt. Lois goes undercover, posing as a housemaid to get a story on a notorious criminal.
6. Disappearing Lois
Air Date: 1957-04-12
Hot news: The arson suspect in a big warehouse fir is...Perry White!
7. Money to Burn
Air Date: 1957-04-19
You can't locate it on a map. What's the secret behind a tiny, mysterious, out-of-the-way town?
8. Close Shave
Air Date: 1957-04-26
A shave, a haircut, a new you, maybe a new life. A barber has an unusual influence on others.
9. The Phony Alibi
Air Date: 1957-05-03
Dialed in: An inventor's new creation gives crooks the ability to zoom themselves through telephone lines.
10. The Prince Albert Coat
Air Date: 1957-05-10
Oops! A boy gives his grandpa's coat to charity, unaware it holds the man's life savings. Can Superman save the savings?
11. The Stolen Elephant
Air Date: 1957-05-01
And some kids just want a pony. A boy thinks the stolen circus elephant he finds is his birthday gift.
12. Mr. Zero
Air Date: 1957-05-24
He's not from around here: A pint-sized Martian has a power that may be useful to crooks.
13. Whatever Goes Up
Air Date: 1957-05-31
Jimmy Olsen: Scientist. The anti-gravity fluid he creates with his chemistry set draws interest from military men...and criminals.
1. The Last Knight
Air Date: 1958-02-03
A gentlemen's society of armored knights holds many secrets (and holds jimmy and Lois captive, too).
2. The Magic Secret
Air Date: 1958-02-10
Ready, Aim...A crimelord kidnaps Lois and Jimmy, using them as bait to lure our hero into the line of fire of a Kryptonite ray gun.
3. Divide and Conquer
Air Date: 1958-02-17
Are half powers better than none? To be in two places at one time, Superman rearranges his molecular density.
4. The Mysterious Cube
Air Date: 1958-02-24
Safe from justice? A killer hides inside a bunker made of a strange material even Superman can't penetrate.
5. The Atomic Captive
Air Date: 1958-03-03
The bomb explodes, a mushroom cloud rises...and Lois and Jimmy are stranded on the test site.
6. The Superman Silver Mine
Air Date: 1958-03-10
The kids can wait. Crooks attempt to claim a silver mine for themselves and keep it from becoming a summer camp.
7. The Big Forget
Air Date: 1958-03-17
An anti-memory vapor can be useful to villains...and perhaps to Clark Kent when he needs to conceal his heroics.
8. The Gentle Monster
Air Date: 1958-03-24
It means no harm. And may bring death to Superman. A newly created robot is powered by Kryptonite.
9. Superman's Wife
Air Date: 1958-03-31
Sorry, Lois. Superman unexpectedly marries a gorgeous blonde policewoman. But why?
10. Three in One
Air Date: 1958-04-07
Superman Arrested! While he's out of the way, three circus performers use their respective skills in a heist.
11. The Brainy Burro
Air Date: 1958-04-14
Jimmy and Lois: bank robbers. They're accused of a theft committed by thugs and a mind-reading burro.
12. The Perils of Superman
Air Date: 1958-04-21
Lois is tied to railroad track! Crooks in lead masks vow vengeance against the Daily Planet staff.
13. All That Glitters
Air Date: 1958-04-28
What if? After a whack to the head, Jimmy dreams he and Lois have the same powers as the Man of Steel.
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Rating
6.7/10
Release Date
1952-09-19
Episodes
104 (6 seasons)
Status
Ended
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Production Companies
DC
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Warner Bros. Television