Adventures of Superman — Season 1
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
About this season
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.
Episodes (26)
1. Superman on Earth
6.2Aired 19 September 1952 • 22 min
Journey with Superman from Krypton to Metropolis, as he joins that Daily Planet staff and meets the fiery Lois Lane.
2. The Haunted Lighthouse
5.9Aired 26 September 1952 • 22 min
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
6.0Aired 3 October 1952 • 22 min
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
5.9Aired 10 October 1952 • 22 min
Lois Lane is kidnapped while on the trail of a suave but deadly criminal mastermind and a hidden priceless gem.
5. The Monkey Mystery
6.5Aired 17 October 1952 • 22 min
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
6.1Aired 24 October 1952 • 22 min
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
7.3Aired 31 October 1952 • 22 min
Superman is implicated in the abduction of a young girl who is thought to have information concerning hidden counterfeit plates.
8. The Mind Machine
8.0Aired 7 November 1952 • 22 min
Bravely testifying against a mobster, Lois Lane will die unless Clark Kent finds the weapon that will soon destroy her mind.
9. Rescue
7.3Aired 14 November 1952 • 22 min
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
7.3Aired 21 November 1952 • 22 min
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
6.5Aired 28 November 1952 • 22 min
When a crooked wrestling promoter paralyzes honest athletes, Superman steps in to reverse the damage and rescue an innocent captive.
12. The Deserted Village
6.5Aired 5 December 1952 • 22 min
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
8.0Aired 12 December 1952 • 22 min
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
7.0Aired 19 December 1952 • 22 min
Unwittingly involved in a hunt for stolen radium, Jimmy is kidnapped and locked in a deathtrap by a fanatical doctor.
15. Double Trouble
7.7Aired 26 December 1952 • 22 min
Lois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.
16. Mystery in Wax
7.2Aired 2 January 1953 • 22 min
Lois Lane, chloroformed while investigating strange disappearances, is held prisoner in Madame Selina's wax museum of the living dead.
17. Runaway Robot
7.7Aired 9 January 1953 • 22 min
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
7.7Aired 16 January 1953 • 22 min
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
7.3Aired 23 January 1953 • 22 min
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
7.0Aired 30 January 1953 • 22 min
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
7.7Aired 6 February 1953 • 22 min
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
6.8Aired 13 February 1953 • 22 min
A killer sabotaging the filming of a crime exposé stalks Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson on a Hollywood studio soundstage.
23. Ghost Wolf
7.2Aired 20 February 1953 • 22 min
After discovering human footprints that turn into wolf tracks, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are trapped in a raging forest fire.
24. Crime Wave
7.7Aired 27 February 1953 • 22 min
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)
8.0Aired 10 August 1953 • 22 min
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)
6.7Aired 10 August 1953 • 22 min
Convinced the Mole Men are peaceful beings, Superman must save them from a vengeful mob determined to kill the armed visitors.