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About Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (originally known as The Adventures of Superman) is an American syndicated children's television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series saw six seasons and one-hundred-four half-hour episodes. Sponsored by cereal manufacturer Kellogg's, the show's initial and final air dates are sometimes disputed but generally accepted as September 19, 1952 to April 28, 1958. The show's first two seasons were filmed in black-and-white while seasons four through six were filmed in color, though broadcast monochromatically.
Adventures of Superman was the first television series to feature Superman though the superhero had appeared as a character in a radio program starring Bud Collyer, two theatrical serials starring Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill, and a series of Max Fleischer cartoons. The television series began filming in 1951 in Culver City, California with exterior locations filmed in and around the Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley. Episodes follow Superman as he battles gangsters, thugs, mad scientists, meteors and malfunctioning radioactive machines in the city of Metropolis. In the first episode, his origin on the planet Krypton and his arrival on Earth are dramatized while in succeeding episodes, he conceals his identity by posing as mild mannered Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent who, in times of crisis, scoots to a broom closet, sheds his civvies, and reappears in superhero tights and trunks to rescue hapless folk from the clutches of ne'er-do-wells. In the last seasons, the kindly but absent-minded Professor Pepperwinkle creates problems for Superman with his bizarre inventions.
Adventures of Superman won no major awards but was popular with its audience and remains popular today. Its opening theme, The Superman March, has become a classic of its kind and is instantly recognizable by most television buffs. Since the show's cancellation, several of its stars have participated in Superman-related conventions, autograph signings, and other events. In 2003, Noel Neill published her memoirs Truth, Justice, and The American Way: The Life and Times of Noel Neill. In 2006, the death of George Reeves was dramatized in the film Hollywoodland with Ben Affleck starring in the role of Reeves. In 2006, the series became available in its entirety on DVD and reruns of the show still hold a place on television programming schedules.
Adventures of Superman episode schedule
104 aired
Aired · 104
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 1958 | S6·E13 | All That Glitters |
| April 21, 1958 | S6·E12 | The Perils of Superman |
| April 14, 1958 | S6·E11 | The Brainy Burro |
| April 7, 1958 | S6·E10 | Three in One |
| March 31, 1958 | S6·E9 | Superman's Wife |
| March 24, 1958 | S6·E8 | The Gentle Monster |
| March 17, 1958 | S6·E7 | The Big Forget |
| March 10, 1958 | S6·E6 | The Superman Silver Mine |
| March 3, 1958 | S6·E5 | The Atomic Captive |
| February 24, 1958 | S6·E4 | The Mysterious Cube |
| February 17, 1958 | S6·E3 | Divide and Conquer |
| February 10, 1958 | S6·E2 | The Magic Secret |
| February 3, 1958 | S6·E1 | The Last Knight |
| May 31, 1957 | S5·E13 | Whatever Goes Up |
| May 24, 1957 | S5·E12 | Mr. Zero |
| May 17, 1957 | S5·E11 | The Stolen Elephant |
| May 10, 1957 | S5·E10 | The Prince Albert Coat |
| May 3, 1957 | S5·E9 | The Phony Alibi |
| April 26, 1957 | S5·E8 | Close Shave |
| April 19, 1957 | S5·E7 | Money to Burn |
| April 12, 1957 | S5·E6 | Disappearing Lois |
| April 5, 1957 | S5·E5 | The Man Who Made Dreams Come True |
| March 29, 1957 | S5·E4 | The Tomb of Zaharan |
| March 22, 1957 | S5·E3 | The Town That Wasn't |
| March 15, 1957 | S5·E2 | Tin Hero |
| March 8, 1957 | S5·E1 | Peril in Paris |
| June 16, 1956 | S4·E13 | The Jolly Roger |
| June 9, 1956 | S4·E12 | The Phantom Ring |
| June 2, 1956 | S4·E11 | The Deadly Rock |
| May 26, 1956 | S4·E10 | Blackmail |
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| May 19, 1956 | S4·E9 | Dagger Island |
| May 12, 1956 | S4·E8 | The Wedding of Superman |
| May 5, 1956 | S4·E7 | The Girl Who Hired Superman |
| April 28, 1956 | S4·E6 | Jimmy the Kid |
| April 21, 1956 | S4·E5 | Topsy Turvy |
| March 10, 1956 | S4·E4 | Peril by Sea |
| March 3, 1956 | S4·E3 | The Big Freeze |
| February 25, 1956 | S4·E2 | The Unlucky Number |
| February 18, 1956 | S4·E1 | Joey |
| October 15, 1955 | S3·E13 | King for a Day |
| October 8, 1955 | S3·E12 | The Seven Souvenirs |
| October 1, 1955 | S3·E11 | Flight to the North |
| September 24, 1955 | S3·E10 | The Bully of Dry Gulch |
| September 17, 1955 | S3·E9 | The Magic Necklace |
| September 10, 1955 | S3·E8 | Clark Kent Outlaw |
| June 4, 1955 | S3·E7 | Olsen's Millions |
| May 28, 1955 | S3·E6 | Test of a Warrior |
| May 21, 1955 | S3·E5 | Great Caesar's Ghost |
| May 14, 1955 | S3·E4 | Superman Week |
| May 7, 1955 | S3·E3 | The Lucky Cat |
| April 30, 1955 | S3·E2 | The Talking Clue |
| April 23, 1955 | S3·E1 | Through the Time Barrier |
| March 13, 1954 | S2·E26 | Around the World with Superman |
| March 6, 1954 | S2·E25 | The Whistling Bird |
| February 27, 1954 | S2·E24 | Star of Fate |
| February 20, 1954 | S2·E23 | Lady in Black |
| February 13, 1954 | S2·E22 | Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor |
| February 6, 1954 | S2·E21 | The Golden Vulture |
| January 30, 1954 | S2·E20 | Beware the Wrecker |
| January 23, 1954 | S2·E19 | Perry White's Scoop |
| January 16, 1954 | S2·E18 | Semi-Private Eye |
| January 9, 1954 | S2·E17 | The Boy Who Hated Superman |
| January 2, 1954 | S2·E16 | The Clown Who Cried |
| December 26, 1953 | S2·E15 | My Friend Superman |
| December 19, 1953 | S2·E14 | Jungle Devil |
| December 12, 1953 | S2·E13 | The Machine That Could Plot Crimes |
| December 5, 1953 | S2·E12 | Panic in the Sky |
| November 28, 1953 | S2·E11 | The Man in the Lead Mask |
| November 21, 1953 | S2·E10 | The Face and the Voice |
| November 14, 1953 | S2·E9 | The Dog Who Knew Superman |
| November 7, 1953 | S2·E8 | A Ghost for Scotland Yard |
| October 31, 1953 | S2·E7 | Superman in Exile |
| October 24, 1953 | S2·E6 | The Defeat of Superman |
| October 17, 1953 | S2·E5 | Shot in the Dark |
| October 10, 1953 | S2·E4 | Jet Ace |
| October 3, 1953 | S2·E3 | The Man Who Could Read Minds |
| September 25, 1953 | S2·E2 | The Big Squeeze |
| September 18, 1953 | S2·E1 | Five Minutes to Doom |
| August 10, 1953 | S1·E26 | The Unknown People: Part II |
| August 10, 1953 | S1·E25 | The Unknown People: Part I |
| February 27, 1953 | S1·E24 | Crime Wave |
| February 20, 1953 | S1·E23 | The Ghost Wolf |
| February 13, 1953 | S1·E22 | Czar of the Underworld |
| February 6, 1953 | S1·E21 | The Human Bomb |
| January 30, 1953 | S1·E20 | Riddle of the Chinese Jade |
| January 23, 1953 | S1·E19 | The Evil Three |
| January 16, 1953 | S1·E18 | Drums of Death |
| January 9, 1953 | S1·E17 | The Runaway Robot |
| January 2, 1953 | S1·E16 | Double Trouble |
| December 26, 1952 | S1·E15 | Treasure of the Incas |
| December 19, 1952 | S1·E14 | Mystery in Wax |
| December 12, 1952 | S1·E13 | The Stolen Costume |
| December 5, 1952 | S1·E12 | The Deserted Village |
| November 28, 1952 | S1·E11 | No Holds Barred |
| November 21, 1952 | S1·E10 | The Secret of Superman |
| November 14, 1952 | S1·E9 | Rescue |
| November 7, 1952 | S1·E8 | The Mind Machine |
| October 31, 1952 | S1·E7 | The Birthday Letter |
| October 24, 1952 | S1·E6 | Night of Terror |
| October 17, 1952 | S1·E5 | The Monkey Mystery |
| October 10, 1952 | S1·E4 | Mystery of the Broken Statues |
| October 3, 1952 | S1·E3 | The Case of the Talkative Dummy |
| September 26, 1952 | S1·E2 | The Haunted Lighthouse |
| September 19, 1952 | S1·E1 | Superman on Earth |