The BEST episodes of Adventures of Superman season 2
Every episode of Adventures of Superman season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Adventures of Superman season 2!
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 - 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).
#2 - Five Minutes to Doom
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1953
Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - The Defeat of Superman
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1953
Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?
#6 - Jungle Devil
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1953
The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.
#7 - 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.
#8 - Jet Ace
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1953
Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.
#9 - The Clown Who Cried
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/2/1954
What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!
#10 - 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.
#11 - The Man Who Could Read Minds
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1953
Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.
#12 - 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.
#13 - My Friend Superman
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/26/1953
Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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?
#16 - 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.
#17 - Shot in the Dark
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1953
An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!
#18 - Around the World with Superman
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/13/1954
Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.
#19 - 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.
#20 - The Big Squeeze
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1953
A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - Beware the Wrecker
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/30/1954
A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.
#24 - The Machine That Could Plot Crimes
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/1953
Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.
#25 - Semi-Private Eye
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/1954
Sam 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).