Adventures of Superman

25min

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Drama

Comedy

Family

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."

Production Companies

DC

Motion Pictures for Television

Warner Bros. Television

Episodes

Cast

Superman on Earth

1. Superman on Earth

25min

19th Sep 1952

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

The Haunted Lighthouse

2. The Haunted Lighthouse

25min

26th Sep 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.

The Case of the Talkative Dummy

3. The Case of the Talkative Dummy

25min

3rd Oct 1952

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

4. Mystery of the Broken Statues

25min

10th Oct 1952

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

The Monkey Mystery

5. The Monkey Mystery

25min

17th Oct 1952

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

Night of Terror

6. Night of Terror

25min

24th Oct 1952

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

7. The Birthday Letter

25min

31st Oct 1952

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

The Mind Machine

8. The Mind Machine

25min

7th Nov 1952

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

Rescue

9. Rescue

25min

14th Nov 1952

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

The Secret of Superman

10. The Secret of Superman

25min

21st Nov 1952

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

No Holds Barred

11. No Holds Barred

25min

28th Nov 1952

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

The Deserted Village

12. The Deserted Village

25min

5th Dec 1952

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

The Stolen Costume

13. The Stolen Costume

25min

12th Dec 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.

Treasure of the Incas

14. Treasure of the Incas

25min

19th Dec 1952

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

Double Trouble

15. Double Trouble

25min

26th Dec 1952

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

Mystery in Wax

16. Mystery in Wax

25min

2nd Jan 1953

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

Runaway Robot

17. Runaway Robot

25min

9th Jan 1953

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

Drums of Death

18. Drums of Death

25min

16th Jan 1953

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

The Evil Three

19. The Evil Three

25min

23rd Jan 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.

The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

20. The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

25min

30th Jan 1953

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

The Human Bomb

21. The Human Bomb

25min

6th Feb 1953

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

Czar of the Underworld

22. Czar of the Underworld

25min

13th Feb 1953

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

Ghost Wolf

23. Ghost Wolf

25min

20th Feb 1953

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

Crime Wave

24. Crime Wave

25min

27th Feb 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.

The Unknown People (1)

25. The Unknown People (1)

25min

10th Aug 1953

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

The Unknown People (2)

26. The Unknown People (2)

25min

10th Aug 1953

Convinced the Mole Men are peaceful beings, Superman must save them from a vengeful mob determined to kill the armed visitors.

First air date

19th Sep 1952

Last air date

28th Apr 1958

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks