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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.
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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.
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Episode 1
Journey with Superman from Krypton to Metropolis, as he joins that Daily Planet staff and meets the fiery Lois Lane.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Whitney Ellsworth, Robert MaxwellGuest stars Herbert Rawlinson, Dabbs Greer, Robert Rockwell, Aline Towne, Jeffrey Silver, Sam Flint
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Eugene SolowGuest stars Allene Roberts, Sarah Padden, William Challee, Jimmy Ogg
Episode 3
As superman hunts for kidnapped armored-car drivers and a stolen fortune, Jimmy, loccked inside a falling safe, hurtles to his doom.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Lee Backman, Dennis J. CooperGuest stars Tristram Coffin, Syd Saylor, Pierre Watkin, Phillip Pine, Robert Kent
Episode 4
Lois Lane is kidnapped while on the trail of a suave but deadly criminal mastermind and a hidden priceless gem.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by William C. JoyceGuest stars Maurice Cass, Tristram Coffin, Phillip Pine
Episode 5
Searching for stolen defense secrets, Clark Kent encounters a brutalized woman, a slain organ-grinder -- and a monkey dressed as Superman.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Ben Peter Freeman, Doris GilbertGuest stars Allene Roberts, William Challee, Fred Essler
Episode 6
Superman races to find Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen who wait, helplessly bound, as a sadistic hit man prepares to execute them.
Directed by Lee SholemWritten by Ben Peter FreemanGuest stars Richard Benedict, Ann Doran
Episode 7
Superman is implicated in the abduction of a young girl who is thought to have information concerning hidden counterfeit plates.
Directed by Lee SholemWritten by Dennis J. CooperGuest stars Virginia Carroll, Maurice Marsac, Jack Daly, Louis Mercier, John Doucette, June Foray
Episode 8
Bravely testifying against a mobster, Lois Lane will die unless Clark Kent finds the weapon that will soon destroy her mind.
Directed by Lee SholemWritten by Lee Backman, Dennis J. CooperGuest stars James Seay, Harry Hayden, Dan Seymour, Ben Welden, Dick Gordon, Lester Dorr
Episode 9
Trapped in a mine filling with deadly gas, Lois Lane is beyond the reach of rescuers -- and Clark Kent doesn't know!
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Monroe ManningGuest stars Ray Bennett, Fred Sherman, Milton Kibbee, Houseley Stevenson, Edmund Cobb
Episode 10
An insane scientist, using powerful experimental truth drugs on Perry White, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, learns Superman's true identity.
Directed by Thomas CarrGuest stars Peter Brocco, Larry J. Blake, Helen Wallace
Episode 11
When a crooked wrestling promoter paralyzes honest athletes, Superman steps in to reverse the damage and rescue an innocent captive.
Directed by Lee SholemWritten by Peter DixonGuest stars Henry Kulky, Herb Vigran, Richard Reeves
Episode 12
As Clark Kent pursues the monster killing the few people left in Lois Lane's hometown, the girl reporter becomes its next victim.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Ben Peter Freeman, Dick HamiltonGuest stars Ann Tyrrell, Maudie Prickett, Fred Sherman
Episode 13
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.
Directed by Lee SholemWritten by Ben Peter FreemanGuest stars Frank Jenks, Dan Seymour, Veda Ann Borg
Episode 14
Unwittingly involved in a hunt for stolen radium, Jimmy is kidnapped and locked in a deathtrap by a fanatical doctor.
Directed by Thomas CarrGuest stars Julian Rivero, Leonard Penn, Martín Garralaga
Episode 15
Lois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Eugene SolowGuest stars Jimmie Dodd, Selmer Jackson, Howland Chamberlain, Rudolph Anders, John Baer, Dick Gordon
Episode 16
Lois Lane, chloroformed while investigating strange disappearances, is held prisoner in Madame Selina's wax museum of the living dead.
Directed by Lee SholemGuest stars Tom Coleman, Mike Lally
Episode 17
Captive Lois Lane will be murdered by gangsters unless inventor Horatio Hinkle uses his unique radio-controlled robot to rob banks.
Directed by Thomas CarrGuest stars Robert Easton, Russell Johnson, Dan Seymour, Lucien Littlefield, John Harmon
Episode 18
Aided by his ace reporters, Perry White flies to Haiti to search for his sister, the prisoner of a voodoo cult.
Directed by Lee SholemWritten by Dick HamiltonGuest stars Mabel Albertson, Henry Corden, George "Spike" Hamilton, Leonard Mudie, Milton Wood
Episode 19
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.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Ben Peter FreemanGuest stars Jonathan Hale, Rhys Williams, Cecil Elliott
Episode 20
Lois Lane is held hostage by the armed criminal who has stolen a priceless antique and left two people to drown.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Ben Peter FreemanGuest stars Victor Sen Yung, Paul E. Burns, James Craven, Gloria Saunders
Episode 21
On a windswept narrow ledge high above the ground, Lois Lane is chained to a dynamite-wielding daredevil ready to die.
Directed by Lee SholemWritten by Robert MaxwellGuest stars Marshall Reed, Trevor Bardette, Dennis Moore, Lou Lubin, Ted Ryan
Episode 22
A killer sabotaging the filming of a crime exposé stalks Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson on a Hollywood studio soundstage.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Eugene SolowGuest stars Joe Kirk, Paul Fix, Anthony Caruso, Roy Gordon, John Maxwell
Episode 23
After discovering human footprints that turn into wolf tracks, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are trapped in a raging forest fire.
Directed by Lee SholemWritten by Dick HamiltonGuest stars Stanley Andrews, Harold Goodwin, Jane Adams, Lou Krugman
Episode 24
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.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Ben Peter FreemanGuest stars Bobby Barber, Barbra Fuller, John Eldredge, Philip Van Zandt, Joseph Mell, Jack Daly, Paul Fix, Dan Seymour
Episode 25
Clark Kent and Lois Lane visit the world's deepest oil well in Silsby, when strange humanoid creatures appear and terrorize the townspeople.
Directed by Lee SholemGuest stars Jerry Maren, Jeff Corey, Walter Reed, Stanley Andrews, Billy Curtis, Byron Foulger, Harry Harvey, Beverly Washburn
Episode 26
Convinced the Mole Men are peaceful beings, Superman must save them from a vengeful mob determined to kill the armed visitors.
Directed by Lee SholemGuest stars Frank Reicher, Jerry Maren, Jeff Corey, Walter Reed, Stanley Andrews, Billy Curtis, John Phillips, John Baer
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
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Phyllis CoatesLois Lane
Noel NeillLois Lane
John HamiltonPerry White
Jack LarsonJimmy Olsen
Robert ShayneInspector Henderson
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