Adventures of Superman

Season 2

TV-PG
57%
"Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" A mild-mannered reporter for the "Daily Planet" is really the greatest superhero of them all who "fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way!"

26 Episodes

  • Five Minutes to Doom
    E1
    Five Minutes to DoomBeat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.
  • The Big Squeeze
    E2
    The Big SqueezeA powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.
  • The Man Who Could Read Minds
    E3
    The Man Who Could Read MindsReporters Clark, Lois, and Jimmy hope to find out who has been pulling a series of burglaries. Clues lead them to a nightclub which hosts Swami Armada, a phony mind reader, and Lois and Jimmy decide to set up a sting operation to catch the thieves.
  • Jet Ace
    E4
    Jet AceLook up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.
  • Shot in the Dark
    E5
    Shot in the DarkAn amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!
  • The Defeat of Superman
    E6
    The Defeat of SupermanCriminal Happy King returns to Metropolis, determined to rid himself of Superman. He has hired a European scientist, who has found a way to manufacture synthetic Kryponite from a fragment of the substance. In their first test, Superman feels a sting from a bullet with a small fragment of Kryponite. Now, the scientist has made a bar made of Kryponite and Happy King sets a trap.
  • Superman in Exile
    E7
    Superman in ExileSuperman narrowly prevents disaster at an atomic facility. In doing so, he has become totally irradiated and will kill living things just by being close to them. This forces Superman into exile while the atomic scientists try to figure out what to do. Meanwhile, criminals kidnap Lois Lane, figuring Superman wouldn't dare try to apprehend them because of his condition.
  • A Ghost for Scotland Yard
    E8
    A Ghost for Scotland YardMan or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.
  • The Dog Who Knew Superman
    E9
    The Dog Who Knew SupermanSuperman saves a dog, Corky, from a well. The dog belongs to the wife of Hank, who runs a numbers syndicate in Metropolis. Corky finds Clark Kent, knowing the reporter is Superman. Eventually, Hank realizes Corky knows Superman's civilian identity and intends to use the dog to find it out.
  • The Face and the Voice
    E10
    The Face and the VoiceLooks 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
    E11
    The Man in the Lead MaskMarty Mitchell, a wanted criminal, offers other crooks something they can't pass up: for $50,000 each, they'll get a new face, courtesy of plastic surgery, and changed fingerprints. Experts say changing fingerprints is impossible but Mitchell appears to have done it. Clark Kent, in both in his civilian and Superman identities, is determined to solve the mystery.
  • Panic in the Sky
    E12
    Panic in the SkyDestination: 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
    E13
    The Machine That Could Plot CrimesA scientist develops an advanced computer he dubs "Mr. Kelso." A criminal gains the confidence of the scientist and access to Mr. Kelso. The result: a series of perfectly timed bank robberies. Mr. Kelso is even able to come up with a strategy to defuse the threat from Superman. The computer suggests a bluff: sending a message to the Daily Planet saying Superman's secret identity will be exposed if he attempts to stop the criminals.
  • Jungle Devil
    E14
    Jungle DevilThe superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.
  • My Friend Superman
    E15
    My Friend SupermanBurger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.
  • The Clown Who Cried
    E16
    The Clown Who CriedWhat kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!
  • The Boy Who Hated Superman
    E17
    The Boy Who Hated SupermanClark Kent temporarily takes in Frankie, a juvenile street tough who has hooked up with Duke, a criminal. Clark, in his civilian identity, is trying to set Frankie on the right path. But Clark will have to do double duty, and utilize his Superman identity, in order to succeed.
  • Semi-Private Eye
    E18
    Semi-Private EyeSam 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
    E19
    Perry White's ScoopStop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.
  • Beware the Wrecker
    E20
    Beware the WreckerA terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.
  • The Golden Vulture
    E21
    The Golden VultureAvast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.
  • Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
    E22
    Jimmy Olsen, Boy EditorGreat Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.
  • Lady in Black
    E23
    Lady in BlackNoises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.
  • Star of Fate
    E24
    Star of FateA mysterious box from Egypt causes a bidding war between two men, Whitlock and Barnak. The box also is said to carry a curse and three people, including Lois Lane, are stricken opening it. Superman, in order to solve the mystery and save three lives, will fly to Egypt in search of a plant that is the basis of the antidote. He must race back to Metropolis, or else Jimmy Olsen will become a victim of the ruthless Barnak.
  • The Whistling Bird
    E25
    The Whistling BirdThe bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.
  • Around the World with Superman
    E26
    Around the World with SupermanA blind girl enters a Daily Planet contest in which the winner will go around the world with Superman. But she has entered the contest using her mother's name, intending that she win. The mother, meantime, wants nothing to do with all of this and being secretive. Clark works to figure out the puzzle and, using his super vision, determines the girl's sight can be restored.

Cast of Season 2

  • George ReevesSuperman
  • Noel NeillLois Lane
  • John HamiltonPerry White
  • Jack LarsonJimmy Olsen
  • Robert ShayneInspector Henderson
  • Joe ShusterWriter
  • Jerry SiegelWriter
  • Robert H. JustmanProducer
  • Robert MaxwellProducer
  • Whitney EllsworthProducer

 

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