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Adventures of Superman

Season 2

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Episode 122 min1953-09-18

Five Minutes to Doom

Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.

Episode 222 min1953-09-25

The Big Squeeze

A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.

Episode 322 min1953-10-03

The Man Who Could Read Minds

Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.

Episode 422 min1953-10-10

Jet Ace

Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.

Episode 522 min1953-10-17

Shot in the Dark

An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!

Episode 622 min1953-10-24

The Defeat of Superman

Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?

Episode 722 min1953-10-31

Superman in Exile

Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.

Episode 822 min1953-11-07

A Ghost for Scotland Yard

Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.

Episode 922 min1953-11-14

The Dog Who Knew Superman

The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.

Episode 1022 min1953-11-21

The Face and the Voice

Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.

Episode 1122 min1953-11-28

The Man in the Lead Mask

Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?

Episode 1222 min1953-12-05

Panic in the Sky

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).

Episode 1322 min1953-12-12

The Machine That Could Plot Crimes

Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.

Episode 1425 min1953-12-19

Jungle Devil

The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.

Episode 1525 min1953-12-26

My Friend Superman

Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.

Episode 1625 min1954-01-02

The Clown Who Cried

What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!

Episode 1725 min1954-01-09

The Boy Who Hated Superman

Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.

Episode 1825 min1954-01-16

Semi-Private Eye

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).