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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 12 - Panic in the Sky
    8.3/10(287 votes)

    #1 - Panic in the Sky

    S2:E12

    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).

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 1 - Superman on Earth
    8.2/10(487 votes)

    #2 - Superman on Earth

    S1:E1

    Journey with Superman from Krypton to Metropolis, as he joins that Daily Planet staff and meets the fiery Lois Lane.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writers:Whitney Ellsworth, Robert Maxwell

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  3. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 13 - The Stolen Costume
    8.2/10(314 votes)

    #3 - The Stolen Costume

    S1:E13

    After a burglar steals Superman's costume from Clark Kent's closet, a mobster threatens to reveal the Man of Steel's secret identity. Commentary available by TV Producer/Author Gary H. Grossman.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Ben Peter Freeman

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  4. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 10 - The Face and the Voice
    8.2/10(224 votes)

    #4 - The Face and the Voice

    S2:E10

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 24 - Crime Wave
    8.0/10(250 votes)

    #5 - Crime Wave

    S1:E24

    While hunting down an anonymous crime-boss, the Man of Steel is lured into a lighting-powered deathtrap that stops his heart. Commentary available by Producer/Writer Chuck Harter.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 1 - Five Minutes to Doom
    8.0/10(234 votes)

    #6 - Five Minutes to Doom

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 6 - The Defeat of Superman
    8.0/10(215 votes)

    #7 - The Defeat of Superman

    S2:E6

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Adventures of Superman Season 5 Episode 3 - The Town That Wasn't
    8.0/10(196 votes)

    #8 - The Town That Wasn't

    S5:E3

    You can't locate it on a map. What's the secret behind a tiny, mysterious, out-of-the-way town?

    Director:Harry Gerstad
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Adventures of Superman Season 6 Episode 12 - The Perils of Superman
    8.0/10(217 votes)

    #9 - The Perils of Superman

    S6:E12

    Lois is tied to railroad track! Crooks in lead masks vow vengeance against the Daily Planet staff.

    Director:George Reeves
    Writers:Robert Leslie Bellem, Whitney Ellsworth

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  10. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 7 - Superman in Exile
    7.9/10(202 votes)

    #10 - Superman in Exile

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 26 - Around the World with Superman
    7.9/10(233 votes)

    #11 - Around the World with Superman

    S2:E26

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Jackson Gillis

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  12. Adventures of Superman Season 6 Episode 9 - Superman's Wife
    7.9/10(205 votes)

    #12 - Superman's Wife

    S6:E9

    Sorry, Lois. Superman unexpectedly marries a gorgeous blonde policewoman. But why?

    Director:Lew Landers
    Writers:Robert Leslie Bellem, Whitney Ellsworth

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  13. Adventures of Superman Season 6 Episode 13 - All That Glitters
    7.9/10(187 votes)

    #13 - All That Glitters

    S6:E13

    What if? After a whack to the head, Jimmy dreams he and Lois have the same powers as the Man of Steel.

    Director:George Reeves
    Writers:Robert Leslie Bellem, Whitney Ellsworth

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  14. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 25 - The Unknown People (1)
    7.8/10(246 votes)

    #14 - The Unknown People (1)

    S1:E25

    Clark Kent and Lois Lane visit the world's deepest oil well in Silsby, when strange humanoid creatures appear and terrorize the townspeople.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 26 - The Unknown People (2)
    7.8/10(221 votes)

    #15 - The Unknown People (2)

    S1:E26

    Convinced the Mole Men are peaceful beings, Superman must save them from a vengeful mob determined to kill the armed visitors.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Adventures of Superman Season 6 Episode 4 - The Mysterious Cube
    7.8/10(178 votes)

    #16 - The Mysterious Cube

    S6:E4

    Safe from justice? A killer hides inside a bunker made of a strange material even Superman can't penetrate.

    Director:George Blair
    Writers:Robert Leslie Bellem, Whitney Ellsworth

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  17. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 10 - The Secret of Superman
    7.7/10(244 votes)

    #17 - The Secret of Superman

    S1:E10

    An insane scientist, using powerful experimental truth drugs on Perry White, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, learns Superman's true identity.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 2 - The Big Squeeze
    7.7/10(213 votes)

    #18 - The Big Squeeze

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Adventures of Superman Season 3 Episode 8 - Clark Kent, Outlaw
    7.7/10(192 votes)

    #19 - Clark Kent, Outlaw

    S3:E8

    Clark Kent is the man on the inside, posing as an ace safecracker to get the goods on a crime ring.

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Leroy H. Zehren

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  20. Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 7 - The Girl Who Hired Superman
    7.7/10(200 votes)

    #20 - The Girl Who Hired Superman

    S4:E7

    Villains have Superman right where they want him when he attends a party for a visiting foreign dignitary.

    Director:Philip Ford
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Adventures of Superman Season 4 Episode 12 - The Phantom Ring
    7.7/10(164 votes)

    #21 - The Phantom Ring

    S4:E12

    How do you stop thieves who have the power of invisibility? That's the new challenge facing Superman!

    Director:Philip Ford
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Adventures of Superman Season 6 Episode 2 - The Magic Secret
    7.7/10(168 votes)

    #22 - The Magic Secret

    S6:E2

    Ready, Aim...A crimelord kidnaps Lois and Jimmy, using them as bait to lure our hero into the line of fire of a Kryptonite ray gun.

    Director:Philip Ford
    Writers:Robert Leslie Bellem, Whitney Ellsworth

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  23. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 8 - The Mind Machine
    7.6/10(261 votes)

    #23 - The Mind Machine

    S1:E8

    Bravely testifying against a mobster, Lois Lane will die unless Clark Kent finds the weapon that will soon destroy her mind.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writers:Lee Backman, Dennis J. Cooper

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  24. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 16 - Mystery in Wax
    7.6/10(250 votes)

    #24 - Mystery in Wax

    S1:E16

    Lois Lane, chloroformed while investigating strange disappearances, is held prisoner in Madame Selina's wax museum of the living dead.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 19 - The Evil Three
    7.6/10(235 votes)

    #25 - The Evil Three

    S1:E19

    Perry White and Jimmy Olsen face death at the hands of three crazed murderers in a crumbling bayou hotel. Commentary available by Producer/Writer Chuck Harter.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Panic in the Sky" is the best rated episode of "Adventures of Superman". It scored 8.3/10 based on 287 votes. Directed by Thomas Carr and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/5/1953. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Superman on Earth".