Adventures of Superman (1952)
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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Episode 1 - Five Minutes to Doom
Release Date: 1953-09-18Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.
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Episode 2 - The Big Squeeze
Release Date: 1953-09-25A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.
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Episode 3 - The Man Who Could Read Minds
Release Date: 1953-10-03Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.
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Episode 4 - Jet Ace
Release Date: 1953-10-10Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.
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Episode 5 - Shot in the Dark
Release Date: 1953-10-17An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!
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Episode 6 - The Defeat of Superman
Release Date: 1953-10-24Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?
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Episode 7 - Superman in Exile
Release Date: 1953-10-31Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.
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Episode 8 - A Ghost for Scotland Yard
Release Date: 1953-11-07Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.
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Episode 9 - The Dog Who Knew Superman
Release Date: 1953-11-14The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.
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Episode 10 - The Face and the Voice
Release Date: 1953-11-21Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.
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Episode 11 - The Man in the Lead Mask
Release Date: 1953-11-28Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?
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Episode 12 - Panic in the Sky
Release Date: 1953-12-05Destination: 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).
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Episode 13 - The Machine That Could Plot Crimes
Release Date: 1953-12-12Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.
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Episode 14 - Jungle Devil
Release Date: 1953-12-19The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.
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Episode 15 - My Friend Superman
Release Date: 1953-12-26Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.
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Episode 16 - The Clown Who Cried
Release Date: 1954-01-02What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!
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Episode 17 - The Boy Who Hated Superman
Release Date: 1954-01-09Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.
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Episode 18 - Semi-Private Eye
Release Date: 1954-01-16Sam 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).
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Episode 19 - Perry White's Scoop
Release Date: 1954-01-23Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.
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Episode 20 - Beware the Wrecker
Release Date: 1954-01-30A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.
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Episode 21 - The Golden Vulture
Release Date: 1954-02-06Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.
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Episode 22 - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
Release Date: 1954-02-13Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.
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Episode 23 - Lady in Black
Release Date: 1954-02-20Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.
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Episode 24 - Star of Fate
Release Date: 1954-02-27A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.
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Episode 25 - The Whistling Bird
Release Date: 1954-03-06The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.
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Episode 26 - Around the World with Superman
Release Date: 1954-03-13Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.