Adventures of Superman - Season 1

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Superman on Earth

1 - Superman on Earth

Air Date: September 19, 1952

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

The Haunted Lighthouse

2 - The Haunted Lighthouse

Air Date: September 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.

The Case of the Talkative Dummy

3 - The Case of the Talkative Dummy

Air Date: October 3, 1952

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

Mystery of the Broken Statues

4 - Mystery of the Broken Statues

Air Date: October 10, 1952

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

The Monkey Mystery

5 - The Monkey Mystery

Air Date: October 17, 1952

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

Night of Terror

6 - Night of Terror

Air Date: October 24, 1952

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

The Birthday Letter

7 - The Birthday Letter

Air Date: October 31, 1952

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

The Mind Machine

8 - The Mind Machine

Air Date: November 7, 1952

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

Rescue

9 - Rescue

Air Date: November 14, 1952

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

The Secret of Superman

10 - The Secret of Superman

Air Date: November 21, 1952

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

No Holds Barred

11 - No Holds Barred

Air Date: November 28, 1952

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

The Deserted Village

12 - The Deserted Village

Air Date: December 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.

The Stolen Costume

13 - The Stolen Costume

Air Date: December 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.

Treasure of the Incas

14 - Treasure of the Incas

Air Date: December 19, 1952

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

Double Trouble

15 - Double Trouble

Air Date: December 26, 1952

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

Mystery in Wax

16 - Mystery in Wax

Air Date: January 2, 1953

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

Runaway Robot

17 - Runaway Robot

Air Date: January 9, 1953

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

Drums of Death

18 - Drums of Death

Air Date: January 16, 1953

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

The Evil Three

19 - The Evil Three

Air Date: January 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.

The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

20 - The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

Air Date: January 30, 1953

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

The Human Bomb

21 - The Human Bomb

Air Date: February 6, 1953

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

Czar of the Underworld

22 - Czar of the Underworld

Air Date: February 13, 1953

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

Ghost Wolf

23 - Ghost Wolf

Air Date: February 20, 1953

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

Crime Wave

24 - Crime Wave

Air Date: February 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.

The Unknown People (1)

25 - The Unknown People (1)

Air Date: August 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.

The Unknown People (2)

26 - The Unknown People (2)

Air Date: August 10, 1953

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