Adventures of Superman Season 1

01. 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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Jeffrey Silver
Jeffrey Silver

Teenaged Clark Kent (uncredited)

Sam Flint
Sam Flint

Eben's Doctor (uncredited)

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

02. 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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Sarah Padden
Sarah Padden

Mrs. Carmody

William Challee
William Challee

Mack (uncredited)

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

03. The Case of the Talkative Dummy
Oct 03, 1952

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

04. 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.

05. 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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Fred Essler
Fred Essler

Scientist Jan Moleska (uncredited)

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

06. 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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Lee Sholem
Lee Sholem

Director

07. 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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Maurice Marsac
Maurice Marsac

Marcel Duval

Jack Daly
Jack Daly

Mr. Perkins

June Foray
June Foray

Doll (uncredited)

Lee Sholem
Lee Sholem

Director

08. The Mind Machine
Nov 07, 1952

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

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon

Reporter (uncredited)

Lee Sholem
Lee Sholem

Director

09. 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!

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Fred Sherman
Fred Sherman

Inspector Sims

Houseley Stevenson
Houseley Stevenson

Pop Polgase

Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb

Lafe Reiser

Monroe Manning
Monroe Manning

Screenplay

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Larry J. Blake
Larry J. Blake

Rausch, the Henchman

Helen Wallace
Helen Wallace

Mrs. Olsen, Jimmy's Mother

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Herb Vigran
Herb Vigran

Mortimer Murray

Lee Sholem
Lee Sholem

Director

12. The Deserted Village
Dec 05, 1952

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

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Fred Sherman
Fred Sherman

Dr. Oscar Jessup

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

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.

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.

15. Double Trouble
Dec 26, 1952

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

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Howland Chamberlain
Howland Chamberlain

Fisher / Dr. Albert Schumann

Rudolph Anders
Rudolph Anders

Dr. Rudolf Albrecht

John Baer
John Baer

Kreuger (unconfirmed)

Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon

Onlooker at Customs (uncredited)

Eugene Solow
Eugene Solow

Screenplay

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

16. Mystery in Wax
Jan 02, 1953

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

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman

Museum Patron (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Mike Lally

Museum Patron (uncredited)

Lee Sholem
Lee Sholem

Director

17. Runaway Robot
Jan 09, 1953

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

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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

George Hamilton
George Hamilton

Dr. Simon Jerrod

Milton Wood
Milton Wood

Mr. Bergeret

Dick Hamilton
Dick Hamilton

Screenplay

Lee Sholem
Lee Sholem

Director

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.

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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Paul E. Burns
Paul E. Burns

Lu Song

James Craven
James Craven

John Greer

Ben Peter Freeman
Ben Peter Freeman

Screenplay

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

21. The Human Bomb
Feb 06, 1953

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

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Lou Lubin
Lou Lubin

Small Henchman

Ted Ryan
Ted Ryan

Large Henchman

Robert Maxwell
Robert Maxwell

Screenplay

Lee Sholem
Lee Sholem

Director

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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

John Maxwell
John Maxwell

Studio Police Chief

Eugene Solow
Eugene Solow

Screenplay

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin

Brakeman

Jane Adams
Jane Adams

Babette DuLoque

Lou Krugman
Lou Krugman

Jacques Olivier

Dick Hamilton
Dick Hamilton

Screenplay

Lee Sholem
Lee Sholem

Director

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.

George Reeves
George Reeves

Superman

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Perry White

Jack Larson
Jack Larson

Jimmy Olsen

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Inspector Henderson

Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates

Lois Lane

John Eldredge
John Eldredge

Walter Canby

Jack Daly
Jack Daly

Witness in Montage (archive footage)

Paul Fix
Paul Fix

Gangster in Montage (archive footage)

Dan Seymour
Dan Seymour

Gangster in Montage (archive footage)

Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson

Man on Phone in Montage (archive footage)

Helen Wallace
Helen Wallace

Woman on Phone in Montage (archive footage)

Ben Welden
Ben Welden

Gangster in Montage (archive footage)

Al Eben
Al Eben

Big Ed Bullock

Ben Peter Freeman
Ben Peter Freeman

Screenplay

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Director

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.

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.