The BEST episodes of Adventures of Superman season 1

Every episode of Adventures of Superman season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Adventures of Superman season 1!

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" Announcer: "Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands; and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."

Last Updated: 10/31/2024Network: SyndicationStatus: Ended
No Holds Barred
star
8.35
92 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Lee Sholem
Writer: Peter Dixon
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The Secret of Superman
star
8.23
91 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Thomas Carr
Writer: Wells Root
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The Stolen Costume
star
7.99
85 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Lee Sholem
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The Unknown People (2)
star
7.95
76 votes

#4 - The Unknown People (2)

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 8/10/1953

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

Directors: Lee Sholem
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The Birthday Letter
star
7.92
99 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: Lee Sholem
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The Unknown People (1)
star
7.89
53 votes

#6 - The Unknown People (1)

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 8/10/1953

Clark Kent and Lois Lane visit the world's deepest oil well in Silsby, when strange humanoid creatures appear and terrorize the townspeople.

Directors: Lee Sholem
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Superman on Earth
star
7.87
205 votes

#7 - Superman on Earth

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1952

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
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The Mind Machine
star
7.84
96 votes

#8 - The Mind Machine

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1952

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

Directors: Lee Sholem
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The Monkey Mystery
star
7.60
136 votes

#9 - The Monkey Mystery

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1952

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
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The Deserted Village
star
7.56
85 votes

#10 - The Deserted Village

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1952

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
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The Human Bomb
star
7.52
52 votes

#11 - The Human Bomb

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/6/1953

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

Directors: Lee Sholem
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Czar of the Underworld
star
7.41
49 votes

#12 - Czar of the Underworld

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/13/1953

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
Writer: Eugene Solow
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Crime Wave
star
7.29
79 votes

#13 - Crime Wave

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/27/1953

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.

Directors: Thomas Carr
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Mystery of the Broken Statues
star
7.24
109 votes

#14 - Mystery of the Broken Statues

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1952

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
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Night of Terror
star
7.19
158 votes

#15 - Night of Terror

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1952

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

Directors: Lee Sholem
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Mystery in Wax
star
7.17
81 votes

#16 - Mystery in Wax

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/2/1953

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

Directors: Lee Sholem
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Ghost Wolf
star
6.96
52 votes

#17 - Ghost Wolf

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/20/1953

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

Directors: Lee Sholem
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The Haunted Lighthouse
star
6.96
157 votes

#18 - The Haunted Lighthouse

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1952

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.

Directors: Thomas Carr
Writer: Eugene Solow
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The Riddle of the Chinese Jade
star
6.96
51 votes

#19 - The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/30/1953

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
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The Evil Three
star
6.95
78 votes

#20 - The Evil Three

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/23/1953

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.

Directors: Thomas Carr
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Rescue
star
6.90
59 votes

#21 - Rescue

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1952

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
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The Runaway Robot
star
6.87
84 votes

#22 - The Runaway Robot

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/9/1953

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
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The Case of the Talkative Dummy
star
6.65
104 votes

#23 - The Case of the Talkative Dummy

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1952

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
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Double Trouble
star
6.63
87 votes

#24 - Double Trouble

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/26/1952

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

Directors: Thomas Carr
Writer: Eugene Solow
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Drums of Death
star
6.49
53 votes

#25 - Drums of Death

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/1953

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

Directors: Lee Sholem
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