Adventures of Superman (Season 6)

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!

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.

  • Poster for The Last Knight

    The Last Knight (Episode 1) 3.0

    Writer: David T. Chantler

    Air date: 1958-02-03

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: A gentlemen's society of armored knights holds many secrets (and holds jimmy and Lois captive, too).

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    The Magic Secret (Episode 2)

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

    Air date: 1958-02-10

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Divide and Conquer

    Divide and Conquer (Episode 3)

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

    Air date: 1958-02-17

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Are half powers better than none? To be in two places at one time, Superman rearranges his molecular density.

  • Poster for The Mysterious Cube

    The Mysterious Cube (Episode 4) 6.0

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

    Air date: 1958-02-24

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Safe from justice? A killer hides inside a bunker made of a strange material even Superman can't penetrate.

  • Poster for The Atomic Captive

    The Atomic Captive (Episode 5)

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

    Air date: 1958-03-03

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: The bomb explodes, a mushroom cloud rises...and Lois and Jimmy are stranded on the test site.

  • Poster for The Superman Silver Mine

    The Superman Silver Mine (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1958-03-10

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: The kids can wait. Crooks attempt to claim a silver mine for themselves and keep it from becoming a summer camp.

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    The Big Forget (Episode 7) 7.0

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

    Air date: 1958-03-17

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: An anti-memory vapor can be useful to villains...and perhaps to Clark Kent when he needs to conceal his heroics.

  • Poster for The Gentle Monster

    The Gentle Monster (Episode 8) 7.0

    Writer: David T. Chantler

    Air date: 1958-03-24

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: It means no harm. And may bring death to Superman. A newly created robot is powered by Kryptonite.

  • Poster for Superman's Wife

    Superman's Wife (Episode 9) 8.0

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

    Air date: 1958-03-31

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Sorry, Lois. Superman unexpectedly marries a gorgeous blonde policewoman. But why?

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    Three in One (Episode 10)

    Writer: Whitney Ellsworth

    Air date: 1958-04-07

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Superman Arrested! While he's out of the way, three circus performers use their respective skills in a heist.

  • Poster for The Brainy Burro

    The Brainy Burro (Episode 11) 4.0

    Air date: 1958-04-14

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Jimmy and Lois: bank robbers. They're accused of a theft committed by thugs and a mind-reading burro.

  • Poster for The Perils of Superman

    The Perils of Superman (Episode 12) 7.0

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

    Air date: 1958-04-21

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Lois is tied to railroad track! Crooks in lead masks vow vengeance against the Daily Planet staff.

  • Poster for All That Glitters

    All That Glitters (Episode 13) 5.0

    Writer: Robert Leslie Bellem

    Air date: 1958-04-28

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: 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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