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."
Five Minutes to Doom 6.0
Air date: 1953-09-18
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.
The Big Squeeze 6.0
Air date: 1953-09-25
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.
The Man Who Could Read Minds 7.0
Air date: 1953-10-03
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.
Jet Ace 7.0
Air date: 1953-10-10
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.
Shot in the Dark 6.0
Air date: 1953-10-17
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!
The Defeat of Superman 7.0
Air date: 1953-10-24
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?
Superman in Exile 7.0
Air date: 1953-10-31
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.
A Ghost for Scotland Yard 6.0
Air date: 1953-11-07
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.
The Dog Who Knew Superman 6.0
Air date: 1953-11-14
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.
The Face and the Voice 6.0
Air date: 1953-11-21
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.
The Man in the Lead Mask 7.0
Air date: 1953-11-28
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?
Panic in the Sky 7.0
Air date: 1953-12-05
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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).
The Machine That Could Plot Crimes 7.0
Air date: 1953-12-12
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.
Jungle Devil 7.0
Air date: 1953-12-19
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.
My Friend Superman 7.0
Air date: 1953-12-26
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.
The Clown Who Cried 7.0
Air date: 1954-01-02
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!
The Boy Who Hated Superman 7.0
Air date: 1954-01-09
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.
Semi-Private Eye 8.0
Air date: 1954-01-16
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: 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).
Perry White's Scoop 8.0
Air date: 1954-01-23
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.
Beware the Wrecker 7.0
Air date: 1954-01-30
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.
The Golden Vulture 7.0
Air date: 1954-02-06
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.
Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor 6.0
Air date: 1954-02-13
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.
Lady in Black 7.0
Air date: 1954-02-20
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.
Star of Fate 7.0
Air date: 1954-02-27
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.
The Whistling Bird 6.5
Air date: 1954-03-06
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.
Around the World with Superman 8.0
Air date: 1954-03-13
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.
