

Adventures of Superman
“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.
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The Adventures of Superman - TV Promo - 1957
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Seasons

1.Superman on Earth
5.519-09-195222mJourney with Superman from Krypton to Metropolis, as he joins that Daily Planet staff and meets the fiery Lois Lane.

2.The Haunted Lighthouse
5.126-09-195222mA 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/Autho...

3.The Case of the Talkative Dummy
5.003-10-195222mAs 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
4.810-10-195222mLois Lane is kidnapped while on the trail of a suave but deadly criminal mastermind and a hidden priceless gem.

5.The Monkey Mystery
5.317-10-195222mSearching for stolen defense secrets, Clark Kent encounters a brutalized woman, a slain organ-grinder -- and a monkey dressed as Superman.

6.Night of Terror
5.524-10-195222mSuperman 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
7.031-10-195222mSuperman is implicated in the abduction of a young girl who is thought to have information concerning hidden counterfeit plates.

8.The Mind Machine
7.007-11-195222mBravely testifying against a mobster, Lois Lane will die unless Clark Kent finds the weapon that will soon destroy her mind.

9.Rescue
6.514-11-195222mTrapped 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
7.021-11-195222mAn insane scientist, using powerful experimental truth drugs on Perry White, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, learns Superman's true identity.

11.No Holds Barred
6.328-11-195222mWhen a crooked wrestling promoter paralyzes honest athletes, Superman steps in to reverse the damage and rescue an innocent captive.

12.The Deserted Village
6.305-12-195222mAs 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
7.312-12-195222mAfter 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 G...

14.Treasure of the Incas
6.519-12-195222mUnwittingly involved in a hunt for stolen radium, Jimmy is kidnapped and locked in a deathtrap by a fanatical doctor.

15.Double Trouble
6.526-12-195222mLois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.

16.Mystery in Wax
7.002-01-195322mLois Lane, chloroformed while investigating strange disappearances, is held prisoner in Madame Selina's wax museum of the living dead.

17.Runaway Robot
6.509-01-195322mCaptive Lois Lane will be murdered by gangsters unless inventor Horatio Hinkle uses his unique radio-controlled robot to rob banks.

18.Drums of Death
6.516-01-195322mAided by his ace reporters, Perry White flies to Haiti to search for his sister, the prisoner of a voodoo cult.

19.The Evil Three
7.023-01-195322mPerry 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
7.030-01-195322mLois Lane is held hostage by the armed criminal who has stolen a priceless antique and left two people to drown.

21.The Human Bomb
7.006-02-195322mOn 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
6.713-02-195322mA killer sabotaging the filming of a crime exposé stalks Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson on a Hollywood studio soundstage.

23.Ghost Wolf
6.320-02-195322mAfter discovering human footprints that turn into wolf tracks, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are trapped in a raging forest fire.

24.Crime Wave
7.027-02-195322mWhile 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)
7.010-08-195322mClark 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)
6.510-08-195322mConvinced the Mole Men are peaceful beings, Superman must save them from a vengeful mob determined to kill the armed visitors.
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