Series Classic DC

Adventures of Superman season 2

Season 2 · Classic DC · Sep 18, 1953 · 26 episodes

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Plot

Season 2, 26 episodes, first aired Sep 18, 1953.

About the show

"Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet is really the greatest superhero of them all who "fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way!"

Trailer

Trailer preview frame for Adventures of Superman season 2

The Adventures of Superman - TV Promo - 1957

Episodes

  1. Still from episode 1, Five Minutes to Doom

    Episode 1: Five Minutes to Doom

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb 8.0

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

  2. Still from episode 2, The Big Squeeze

    Episode 2: The Big Squeeze

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

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

  3. Still from episode 3, The Man Who Could Read Minds

    Episode 3: The Man Who Could Read Minds

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

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

  4. Still from episode 4, Jet Ace

    Episode 4: Jet Ace

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb 7.8

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

  5. Still from episode 5, Shot in the Dark

    Episode 5: Shot in the Dark

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

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

  6. Still from episode 6, The Defeat of Superman

    Episode 6: The Defeat of Superman

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

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

  7. Still from episode 7, Superman in Exile

    Episode 7: Superman in Exile

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb 8.0

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

  8. Still from episode 8, A Ghost for Scotland Yard

    Episode 8: A Ghost for Scotland Yard

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb 7.8

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

  9. Still from episode 9, The Dog Who Knew Superman

    Episode 9: The Dog Who Knew Superman

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

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

  10. Still from episode 10, The Face and the Voice

    Episode 10: The Face and the Voice

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb 8.5

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

  11. Still from episode 11, The Man in the Lead Mask

    Episode 11: The Man in the Lead Mask

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb N/A

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

  12. Still from episode 12, Panic in the Sky

    Episode 12: Panic in the Sky

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb 8.4

    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).

  13. Still from episode 13, The Machine That Could Plot Crimes

    Episode 13: The Machine That Could Plot Crimes

    S2 · 22 min · IMDb 7.6

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

  14. Still from episode 14, Jungle Devil

    Episode 14: Jungle Devil

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb 7.5

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

  15. Still from episode 15, My Friend Superman

    Episode 15: My Friend Superman

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb 7.6

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

  16. Still from episode 16, The Clown Who Cried

    Episode 16: The Clown Who Cried

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb N/A

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

  17. Still from episode 17, The Boy Who Hated Superman

    Episode 17: The Boy Who Hated Superman

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb 7.9

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

  18. Still from episode 18, Semi-Private Eye

    Episode 18: Semi-Private Eye

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb 7.3

    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).

  19. Still from episode 19, Perry White's Scoop

    Episode 19: Perry White's Scoop

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb 7.7

    Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.

  20. Still from episode 20, Beware the Wrecker

    Episode 20: Beware the Wrecker

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb 7.8

    A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.

  21. Still from episode 21, The Golden Vulture

    Episode 21: The Golden Vulture

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb N/A

    Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.

  22. Still from episode 22, Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor

    Episode 22: Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb N/A

    Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.

  23. Still from episode 23, Lady in Black

    Episode 23: Lady in Black

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb 7.3

    Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.

  24. Still from episode 24, Star of Fate

    Episode 24: Star of Fate

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb 7.4

    A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.

  25. Still from episode 25, The Whistling Bird

    Episode 25: The Whistling Bird

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb N/A

    The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.

  26. Still from episode 26, Around the World with Superman

    Episode 26: Around the World with Superman

    S2 · 25 min · IMDb N/A

    Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.

Order

In-universe 1953 · DC Classic DC

Seasons:123456