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Episodes (26)

Ep 1
Five Minutes to Doom
★8.0
1953-09-18•22m
Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.

Ep 2
The Big Squeeze
★6.5
1953-09-25•22m
A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.

Ep 3
The Man Who Could Read Minds
★7.0
1953-10-03•22m
Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.

Ep 4
Jet Ace
★7.7
1953-10-10•22m
Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.

Ep 5
Shot in the Dark
★7.0
1953-10-17•22m
An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!

Ep 6
The Defeat of Superman
★8.0
1953-10-24•22m
Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?

Ep 7
Superman in Exile
★8.5
1953-10-31•22m
Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.

Ep 8
A Ghost for Scotland Yard
★7.5
1953-11-07•22m
Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.

Ep 9
The Dog Who Knew Superman
★8.0
1953-11-14•22m
The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.

Ep 10
The Face and the Voice
★7.0
1953-11-21•22m
Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.

Ep 11
The Man in the Lead Mask
★8.0
1953-11-28•22m
Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?

Ep 12
Panic in the Sky
★7.7
1953-12-05•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).

Ep 13
The Machine That Could Plot Crimes
★6.7
1953-12-12•22m
Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.

Ep 14
Jungle Devil
★8.0
1953-12-19•25m
The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.

Ep 15
My Friend Superman
★7.0
1953-12-26•25m
Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.

Ep 16
The Clown Who Cried
★6.7
1954-01-02•25m
What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!

Ep 17
The Boy Who Hated Superman
★8.5
1954-01-09•25m
Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.

Ep 18
Semi-Private Eye
★8.0
1954-01-16•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).

Ep 19
Perry White's Scoop
★8.0
1954-01-23•25m
Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.

Ep 20
Beware the Wrecker
★7.0
1954-01-30•25m
A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.

Ep 21
The Golden Vulture
★7.0
1954-02-06•25m
Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.

Ep 22
Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
★6.0
1954-02-13•25m
Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.

Ep 23
Lady in Black
★6.0
1954-02-20•25m
Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.

Ep 24
Star of Fate
★6.0
1954-02-27•25m
A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.

Ep 25
The Whistling Bird
★6.0
1954-03-06•25m
The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.

Ep 26
Around the World with Superman
★7.5
1954-03-13•25m
Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.