

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a syndicated TV adaptation of the beloved DC Comics superhero! You know the drill: When he isn't fighting for truth, justice and the American way, the man in tights dons a suit and glasses for his secret identity as Daily Planet newspaper reporter Clark Kent, who works alongside friends Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for gruff boss Perry White.


Sep 18, 1953 - 22m
Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.

Sep 25, 1953 - 22m
A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.

Oct 3, 1953 - 22m
Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.

Oct 10, 1953 - 22m
Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.

Oct 17, 1953 - 22m
An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!

Oct 24, 1953 - 22m
Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?

Oct 31, 1953 - 22m
Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.

Nov 7, 1953 - 22m
Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.

Nov 14, 1953 - 22m
The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.

Nov 21, 1953 - 22m
Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.

Nov 28, 1953 - 22m
Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?

Dec 5, 1953 - 22m
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).

Dec 12, 1953 - 22m
Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.

Dec 19, 1953 - 25m
The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.

Dec 26, 1953 - 25m
Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.

Jan 2, 1954 - 25m
What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!

Jan 9, 1954 - 25m
Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.

Jan 16, 1954 - 25m
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).

Jan 23, 1954 - 25m
Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.

Jan 30, 1954 - 25m
A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.

Feb 6, 1954 - 25m
Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.

Feb 13, 1954 - 25m
Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.

Feb 20, 1954 - 25m
Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.

Feb 27, 1954 - 25m
A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.

Mar 6, 1954 - 25m
The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.

Mar 13, 1954 - 25m
Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.