USA, 19 September 1952-28 April 1958
6 seasons + 1 special, 104 episodes, average 30m
35mm film, black and white, colour, 4:3
mono, English
An American science fiction television series.
Credits
Regular Crew
Motion Pictures for Television Inc.
Regular Cast
George Reeves (Clark Kent/Superman)
Phyllis Coates (Lois Lane [season one])
Noel Neill (Lois Lane [seasons 2-6])
Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen)
John Hamilton (Perry White)
Robert Shayne (Inspector Bill Henderson)
Bill Kennedy (the announcer)
Episodes
Season One
Superman on Earth (19 September 1952)
The Haunted Lighthouse (26 September 1952)
The Case of the Talkative Dummy (3 October 1952)
Mystery of the Broken Statues (10 October 1952)
The Monkey Mystery (17 October 1952)
Night of Terror (24 October 1952)
The Birthday Letter (31 October 1952)
The Mind Machine (7 November 1952)
Rescue (14 November 1952)
The Secret of Superman (21 November 1952)
No Holds Barred (28 November 1952)
The Deserted Village (5 December 1952)
The Stolen Costume (12 December 1952)
Mystery in Wax (19 December 1952)
Treasure of the Incas (26 December 1952)
Double Trouble (2 January 1953)
The Runaway Robot (9 January 1953)
Drums of Death (16 January 1953)
The Evil Three (23 January 1953)
Riddle of the Chinese Jade (30 January 1953)
The Human Bomb (6 February 1953)
Czar of the Underworld (13 February 1953)
The Ghost Wolf (20 February 1953)
Crime Wave (27 February 1953)
The Unknown People: Part I (10 August 1953)
The Unknown People: Part II (10 August 1953)
Season Two
Five Minutes to Doom (18 September 1953)
The Big Squeeze (25 September 1953)
The Man Who Could Read Minds (3 October 1953)
Jet Ace (10 October 1953)
Shot in the Dark (17 October 1953)
The Defeat of Superman (24 October 1953)
Superman in Exile (31 October 1953)
A Ghost for Scotland Yard (7 November 1953)
The Dog Who Knew Superman (14 November 1953)
The Face and the Voice (21 November 1953)
The Man in the Lead Mask (28 November 1953)
Panic in the Sky (5 December 1953)
The Machine That Could Plot Crimes (12 December 1953)
Jungle Devil (19 December 1953)
My Friend Superman (26 December 1953)
The Clown Who Cried (2 January 1954)
The Boy Who Hated Superman (9 January 1954)
Semi-Private Eye (16 January 1954)
Perry White’s Scoop (23 January 1954)
Beware the Wrecker (30 January 1954)
The Golden Vulture (6 February 1954)
Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor (13 February 1954)
Lady in Black (20 February 1954)
Star of Fate (27 February 1954)
The Whistling Bird (6 March 1954)
Around the World with Superman (13 March 1954)
Season Three
Through the Time Barrier (23 April 1955)
The Talking Clue (30 April 1955)
The Lucky Cat (7 May 1955)
Superman Week (14 May 1955)
Great Caesar’s Ghost (21 May 1955)
Test of a Warrior (28 May 1955)
Olsen’s Millions (4 June 1955)
Clark Kent Outlaw (10 September 1955)
The Magic Necklace (17 September 1955)
The Bully of Dry Gulch (24 September 1955)
Flight to the North (1 October 1955)
The Seven Souvenirs (8 October 1955)
King for a Day (15 October 1955)
Season Four
Joey (18 February 1956)
The Unlucky Number (25 February 1956)
The Big Freeze (3 March 1956)
Peril by Sea (10 March 1956)
Topsy Turvy (21 April 1956)
Jimmy the Kid (28 April 1956)
The Girl Who Hired Superman (5 May 1956)
The Wedding of Superman (12 May 1956)
Dagger Island (19 May 1956)
Blackmail (26 May 1956)
The Deadly Rock (2 June 1956)
The Phantom Ring (9 June 1956)
The Jolly Roger (16 June 1956)
Season Five
Peril in Paris (8 March 1957)
Tin Hero (15 March 1957)
The Town That Wasn’t (22 March 1957)
The Tomb of Zaharan (29 March 1957)
The Man Who Made Dreams Come True (5 April 1957)
Disappearing Lois (12 April 1957)
Money to Burn (19 April 1957)
Close Shave (26 April 1957)
The Phony Alibi (3 May 1957)
The Prince Albert Coat (10 May 1957)
The Stolen Elephant (17 May 1957)
Mr. Zero (24 May 1957)
Whatever Goes Up (31 May 1957)
Season Six
The Last Knight (3 February 1958)
The Magic Secret (10 February 1958)
Divide and Conquer (17 February 1958)
The Mysterious Cube (24 February 1958)
The Atomic Captive (3 March 1958)
The Superman Silver Mine (10 March 1958)
The Big Forget (17 March 1958)
The Gentle Monster (24 March 1958)
Superman’s Wife (31 March 1958)
Three in One (7 April 1958)
The Brainy Burro (14 April 1958)
The Perils of Superman (21 April 1958)
All That Glitters (28 April 1958)
Special
Stamp Day for Superman (1 January 1954)
Alternative Titles
Superman – France
Links
See also
Daffy Duck’s Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
Stupor Duck (1956)
Superior Duck (1996)
Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
Extracts included in
Superman (1973)
Superman 50th Anniversary (1988)
Superman and the Jungle Devil (1954)
Superman Flies Again (1954)
Superman in Exile (1954)
Superman in Scotland Yard (1954)
Superman’s Peril (1954)
References
Periodicals
- Starlog no.129 (April 1988) – interview with Robert Shayne (Inspector Henderson Reports by Tom Weaver)
- Starlog no.138 (January 1989) – illustrated interview with Phyllis Coates (Phyllis Coates, Superman’s Girl Friend by Tom Weaver)
- Starlog no.139 (February 1989) – illustrated interview with Phyllis Coates (Phyllis Coates – Byline: Lois Lane by Tom Weaver)
Books
- American Science Fiction Television Series of the 1950s by Patrick Lucanio and Gary Coville pp.17-78 – illustrated credits, article, episode guide
- Sci-fi Chronicles by Guy Haley (ed.) p.92
- The Science Fiction Image: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science Fiction In Film, Television, Radio and the Theater by Gene Wright p.6
- Superman on Television by Michael Bifulco – illustrated articles
- The World of Fantasy Films by Richard Myers p.148
