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Adventures of Superman

Season 1 · 26 episodes · Sep 19, 1952

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    Episode 1

    Superman on Earth

    Sep 19, 1952

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

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    Episode 2

    The Haunted Lighthouse

    Sep 26, 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.

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    Episode 3

    The Case of the Talkative Dummy

    Oct 3, 1952

    As superman hunts for kidnapped armored-car drivers and a stolen fortune, Jimmy, loccked inside a falling safe, hurtles to his doom.

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    Episode 4

    Mystery of the Broken Statues

    Oct 10, 1952

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

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    Episode 5

    The Monkey Mystery

    Oct 17, 1952

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

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    Episode 6

    Night of Terror

    Oct 24, 1952

    Superman races to find Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen who wait, helplessly bound, as a sadistic hit man prepares to execute them.

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    Episode 7

    The Birthday Letter

    Oct 31, 1952

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

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    Episode 8

    The Mind Machine

    Nov 7, 1952

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

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    Episode 9

    Rescue

    Nov 14, 1952

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

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    Episode 10

    The Secret of Superman

    Nov 21, 1952

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

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    Episode 11

    No Holds Barred

    Nov 28, 1952

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

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    Episode 12

    The Deserted Village

    Dec 5, 1952

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

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    Episode 13

    The Stolen Costume

    Dec 12, 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.

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    Episode 14

    Treasure of the Incas

    Dec 19, 1952

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

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    Episode 15

    Double Trouble

    Dec 26, 1952

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

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    Episode 16

    Mystery in Wax

    Jan 2, 1953

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

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    Episode 17

    Runaway Robot

    Jan 9, 1953

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

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    Episode 18

    Drums of Death

    Jan 16, 1953

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

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    Episode 19

    The Evil Three

    Jan 23, 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.

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    Episode 20

    The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

    Jan 30, 1953

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

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    Episode 21

    The Human Bomb

    Feb 6, 1953

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

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    Episode 22

    Czar of the Underworld

    Feb 13, 1953

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

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    Episode 23

    Ghost Wolf

    Feb 20, 1953

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

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    Episode 24

    Crime Wave

    Feb 27, 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.

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    Episode 25

    The Unknown People (1)

    Aug 10, 1953

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

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    Episode 26

    The Unknown People (2)

    Aug 10, 1953

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