Robert Maxwell
Director
Adventures of Superman (1952)
Season 4
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.
Released Sept. 19, 1952
Episode 25 min
8+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Science Fiction, Superhero
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Production Companies: Motion Pictures for Television, Warner Bros. Television, DC Comics
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Joey
A day at the races: Superman fights track corruption and the Daily Planet's racehorse gallops to victory.
Feb. 18, 1956, midnight
S4E2 - The Unlucky Number
Guess the number of jelly beans in the jar. With superman's help, it's possible to win a fixed contest.
Feb. 25, 1956, midnight
S4E3 - The Big Freeze
They'll stop him cold! Thugs think a freezer will keep Superman on ice during a rigged election.
March 3, 1956, midnight
S4E4 - Peril by Sea
Criminals aboard a submarine aim to torpedo Perry White and his seaside cottage to smithereens.
March 10, 1956, midnight
S4E5 - Topsy Turvy
Which way is up? An invention that causes the illusion of being upside-down is stolen for villainous use.
April 21, 1956, midnight
S4E6 - Jimmy the Kid
Who's that guy? Hoodlums kidnap Jimmy and put a tough-talking lookalike in his place at the Daily Planet.
April 28, 1956, midnight
S4E7 - The Girl Who Hired Superman
Villains have Superman right where they want him when he attends a party for a visiting foreign dignitary.
May 5, 1956, midnight
S4E8 - The Wedding of Superman
Superman pops the question, Lois says "yes". Is it a dream come true for the smitten femme reporter?
May 12, 1956, midnight
S4E9 - Dagger Island
Three brothers, one fortune. Its finders keepers as the trio hunt for a hidden family inheritance.
May 19, 1956, midnight
S4E10 - Blackmail
A $500,000 heist -- and Inspector Henderson is the fall guy when some of the dough is planted on him.
May 26, 1956, midnight
S4E11 - The Deadly Rock
Mobsters use Kryptonite to capture the Man of Steel -- or at least a man they think is Superman!
June 2, 1956, midnight
S4E12 - The Phantom Ring
How do you stop thieves who have the power of invisibility? That's the new challenge facing Superman!
June 9, 1956, midnight
S4E13 - The Jolly Roger
Shiver me timbers! Pirates hold Clark, Lois and Jimmy on a deserted isle the U.S. Navy intends to destroy.
June 16, 1956, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 2601 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 1952
Last Air Date: April 28, 1958, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 8+
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