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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
Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Monroe ManningGuest stars Lois Hall, Jean Willes, Kim Charney, Sam Flint, Dale Van Sickel, Dabbs Greer, Hal Taggart, Lewis L. Russell
Episode 2
A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.
Directed by Thomas CarrGuest stars Hugh Beaumont, Reed Howes, Harry Cheshire, Aline Towne
Episode 3
Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.
Directed by Thomas CarrGuest stars Lawrence Dobkin
Episode 4
Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by David T. ChantlerGuest stars Lane Bradford, Jim Hayward, Ric Roman, Richard Reeves, Selmer Jackson, Larry J. Blake
Episode 5
An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!
Directed by George BlairGuest stars Frank Richards, Billy Gray, John Eldredge
Episode 6
Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?
Directed by George BlairWritten by Jackson GillisGuest stars Maurice Cass, Peter Mamakos, Sid Tomack
Episode 7
Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Jackson GillisGuest stars Leon Askin, Don Dillaway, Philip Van Zandt, John Harmon, Dick Gordon, Herschel Graham, Joseph Forte, Robert Carson
Episode 8
Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.
Directed by George BlairGuest stars Patrick Aherne, Leonard Mudie, Norma Varden, Eve Brenner
Episode 9
The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.
Directed by Thomas CarrGuest stars John Charles Daly, Dona Drake, Ben Welden, Billy Nelson, Jack Daly, Frank Mills, Lester Dorr
Episode 10
Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.
Directed by George BlairGuest stars Carleton G. Young, Percy Helton, Hayden Rorke, George Chandler
Episode 11
Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?
Directed by George BlairWritten by Roy HamiltonGuest stars John Crawford, Louis Jean Heydt, Frank J. Scannell, Paul Bryar, John Merton, Joey Ray, Lyn Thomas
Episode 12
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).
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Jackson GillisGuest stars Jonathan Hale, Jane Frazee, Clark Howat, Tom Moore
Episode 13
Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Jackson GillisGuest stars Sterling Holloway, Billy Nelson, Ben Welden, Russell Custer, Stan Jarman, Sherry Moreland
Episode 14
The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Peter DixonGuest stars James Seay, Damian O'Flynn, Doris Singleton, Nacho Galindo, Al Kikume, Leon Lontoc
Episode 15
Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.
Directed by Thomas CarrGuest stars Terry Frost, Tito Vuolo, Paul Burke, Ralph Sanford, Ruta Lee, Joseph Vitale
Episode 16
What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!
Directed by George BlairWritten by David T. ChantlerGuest stars Mickey Simpson, Peter Brocco, Charles Williams, Billy Wayne, Harry Mendoza, George Douglas
Episode 17
Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.
Directed by George BlairGuest stars Charles Meredith, Leonard Penn, Roy Barcroft, Richard Reeves
Episode 18
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).
Directed by George BlairGuest stars Richard Benedict, Elisha Cook Jr., Paul Fix, Douglas Henderson, Paul Fix, John George
Episode 19
Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.
Directed by George BlairWritten by Roy HamiltonGuest stars Robert J. Wilke, Steve Pendleton, Bibs Borman, Jan Arvan, Tom Monroe
Episode 20
A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.
Directed by George BlairWritten by Royal K. ColeGuest stars William Forrest, Pierre Watkin, Denver Pyle, Tom Powers, Renny McEvoy
Episode 21
Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Jackson GillisGuest stars Murray Alper, Peter Whitney, Vic Perrin, Sol Gorss, Robert Bice, Wes Hudman
Episode 22
Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by David T. ChantlerGuest stars Jack Pepper, Herb Vigran, Keith Richards, Dick Rich, Charles Anthony Hughes, Ron Hargrave, Robert Crosson
Episode 23
Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.
Directed by Thomas CarrGuest stars Rudolph Anders, Holly Bane, Virginia Christine, Frank Ferguson, John Doucette
Episode 24
A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Roy HamiltonGuest stars Arthur Space, Ted Hecht, Paul E. Burns, Lawrence Ryle, Jean Dean, Anthony De Mario
Episode 25
The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.
Directed by Thomas CarrGuest stars Sterling Holloway, Allene Roberts, Marshall Reed
Episode 26
Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.
Directed by Thomas CarrWritten by Jackson GillisGuest stars Patrick Aherne, Judy Nugent, Kay Morley, Raymond Greenleaf, James Brown
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
George ReevesSuperman
Phyllis CoatesLois Lane
Noel NeillLois Lane
John HamiltonPerry White
Jack LarsonJimmy Olsen
Robert ShayneInspector Henderson
Richard BenedictTony Gambini
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