The BEST episodes of Adventures of Superman
Every episode of Adventures of Superman ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Adventures of Superman!
Produced for first-run syndication rather than for a television network, this show was the first to feature Superman. It aired from 1952 to 1958 and was sponsored by cereal manufacturer Kellogg's. The show's first two seasons were filmed in black and white, whereas seasons three through six were filmed in color (but were originally telecast in black and white).
#1 - The Dog Who Knew Superman
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1953
The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.
#2 - The Magic Secret
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/10/1958
Ready, Aim...A crimelord kidnaps Lois and Jimmy, using them as bait to lure our hero into the line of fire of a Kryptonite ray gun.
#3 - The Big Forget
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/17/1958
An anti-memory vapor can be useful to villains...and perhaps to Clark Kent when he needs to conceal his heroics.
#4 - The Phantom Ring
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/9/1956
How do you stop thieves who have the power of invisibility? That's the new challenge facing Superman!
#5 - A Ghost for Scotland Yard
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1953
Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.
#6 - The Face and the Voice
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1953
Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.
#7 - Panic in the Sky
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1953
Destination: 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).
#8 - The Man in the Lead Mask
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1953
Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?
#9 - Perry White's Scoop
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/23/1954
Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.
#10 - Star of Fate
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/27/1954
A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.
#11 - The Perils of Superman
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/1958
Lois is tied to railroad track! Crooks in lead masks vow vengeance against the Daily Planet staff.
#12 - The Talking Clue
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/30/1955
Sound and fury. Bank robbers have a sudden interest in a young audiophile's collection of recorded sounds.
#13 - Money to Burn
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/1957
Hot news: The arson suspect in a big warehouse fir is...Perry White!
#14 - The Wedding of Superman
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/12/1956
Superman pops the question, Lois says "yes". Is it a dream come true for the smitten femme reporter?
#15 - The Mysterious Cube
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/24/1958
Safe from justice? A killer hides inside a bunker made of a strange material even Superman can't penetrate.
#16 - No Holds Barred
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1952
When a crooked wrestling promoter paralyzes honest athletes, Superman steps in to reverse the damage and rescue an innocent captive.
#17 - The Boy Who Hated Superman
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/9/1954
Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.
#18 - The Golden Vulture
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/6/1954
Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.
#19 - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/13/1954
Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.
#20 - The Whistling Bird
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/6/1954
The bird has the word. A pet parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.
#21 - The Secret of Superman
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1952
An insane scientist, using powerful experimental truth drugs on Perry White, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, learns Superman's true identity.
#22 - The Stolen Costume
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/1952
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.
#23 - The Birthday Letter
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1952
Superman is implicated in the abduction of a young girl who is thought to have information concerning hidden counterfeit plates.
#24 - Superman in Exile
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1953
Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.
#25 - The Lucky Cat
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/7/1955
Ladders, black cats, Friday the 13th. All harmless -- but someone intends real harm to an anti-superstition society.