TV series
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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
A day at the races: Superman fights track corruption and the Daily Planet's racehorse gallops to victory.
Directed by Harry GerstadWritten by David T. ChantlerGuest stars Bill Kennedy, Tom London, Billy Nelson, Mauritz Hugo, Janine Perreau, Jay Lawrence
Episode 2
Guess the number of jelly beans in the jar. With superman's help, it's possible to win a fixed contest.
Directed by Harry GerstadWritten by David T. ChantlerGuest stars John Beradino, Elizabeth Patterson
Episode 3
They'll stop him cold! Thugs think a freezer will keep Superman on ice during a rigged election.
Directed by Harry GerstadGuest stars Rolfe Sedan, George E. Stone, Richard Reeves, John Phillips, Frank Mills
Episode 4
Criminals aboard a submarine aim to torpedo Perry White and his seaside cottage to smithereens.
Directed by Harry GerstadWritten by David T. ChantlerGuest stars Claude Akins, Julian Upton, Edmund Penney
Episode 5
Which way is up? An invention that causes the illusion of being upside-down is stolen for villainous use.
Directed by Harry GerstadGuest stars Mickey Knox, Charles Williams, Ben Welden
Episode 6
Who's that guy? Hoodlums kidnap Jimmy and put a tough-talking lookalike in his place at the Daily Planet.
Directed by Philip FordWritten by Leroy H. ZehrenGuest stars Rick Vallin, Diana Darrin, Damian O'Flynn, Steve Conte, Florence Ravenel
Episode 7
Villains have Superman right where they want him when he attends a party for a visiting foreign dignitary.
Directed by Philip FordGuest stars Gloria Talbott, Maurice Marsac, John Eldredge
Episode 8
Superman pops the question, Lois says "yes". Is it a dream come true for the smitten femme reporter?
Directed by Philip FordGuest stars Milton Frome, Julie Bennett, John Cliff
Episode 9
Three brothers, one fortune. Its finders keepers as the trio hunt for a hidden family inheritance.
Directed by Philip FordWritten by Robert Leslie BellemGuest stars Myron Healey, Raymond Hatton, Dean Cromer, Ray Montgomery
Episode 10
A $500,000 heist -- and Inspector Henderson is the fall guy when some of the dough is planted on him.
Directed by Harry GerstadGuest stars Herb Vigran, Selmer Jackson, George Chandler
Episode 11
Mobsters use Kryptonite to capture the Man of Steel -- or at least a man they think is Superman!
Directed by Harry GerstadGuest stars Steven Geray, Robert Lowery, Robert Foulk, Ric Roman, Jim Hayward, Sid Melton
Episode 12
How do you stop thieves who have the power of invisibility? That's the new challenge facing Superman!
Directed by Philip FordGuest stars Henry Rowland, Peter Brocco, Paul Burke, Lane Bradford
Episode 13
Shiver me timbers! Pirates hold Clark, Lois and Jimmy on a deserted isle the U.S. Navy intends to destroy.
Directed by Philip FordGuest stars Myron Healey, Patrick Aherne, Pierre Watkin, Leonard Mudie, Eve Brent, Ray Montgomery
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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