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The Best Episodes of Adventures of Superman Season 1

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

    #1 - 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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  2. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 2 - The Haunted Lighthouse
    7.3/10(362 votes)

    #2 - The Haunted Lighthouse

    S1:E2

    A terrified Jimmy Olsen calls for help, and Superman speeds to an isolated island where strange things happen in the fog-shrouded night. Commentary available by TV Producer/Author Gary H. Grossman.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Eugene Solow

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  3. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 3 - The Case of the Talkative Dummy
    6.9/10(303 votes)

    #3 - The Case of the Talkative Dummy

    S1:E3

    As superman hunts for kidnapped armored-car drivers and a stolen fortune, Jimmy, loccked inside a falling safe, hurtles to his doom.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writers:Lee Backman, Dennis J. Cooper

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  4. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 4 - Mystery of the Broken Statues
    7.2/10(295 votes)

    #4 - Mystery of the Broken Statues

    S1:E4

    Lois Lane is kidnapped while on the trail of a suave but deadly criminal mastermind and a hidden priceless gem.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:William C. Joyce

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  5. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 5 - The Monkey Mystery
    7.0/10(277 votes)

    #5 - The Monkey Mystery

    S1:E5

    Searching for stolen defense secrets, Clark Kent encounters a brutalized woman, a slain organ-grinder -- and a monkey dressed as Superman.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Doris Gilbert

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  6. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 6 - Night of Terror
    7.5/10(295 votes)

    #6 - Night of Terror

    S1:E6

    Superman races to find Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen who wait, helplessly bound, as a sadistic hit man prepares to execute them.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Ben Peter Freeman

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  7. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 7 - The Birthday Letter
    7.4/10(272 votes)

    #7 - The Birthday Letter

    S1:E7

    Superman is implicated in the abduction of a young girl who is thought to have information concerning hidden counterfeit plates.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Dennis J. Cooper

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

    #8 - 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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  9. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 9 - Rescue
    7.1/10(241 votes)

    #9 - Rescue

    S1:E9

    Trapped in a mine filling with deadly gas, Lois Lane is beyond the reach of rescuers -- and Clark Kent doesn't know!

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #10 - 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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  11. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 11 - No Holds Barred
    7.3/10(249 votes)

    #11 - No Holds Barred

    S1:E11

    When a crooked wrestling promoter paralyzes honest athletes, Superman steps in to reverse the damage and rescue an innocent captive.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 12 - The Deserted Village
    7.5/10(236 votes)

    #12 - The Deserted Village

    S1:E12

    As Clark Kent pursues the monster killing the few people left in Lois Lane's hometown, the girl reporter becomes its next victim.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #13 - 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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  14. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 14 - Treasure of the Incas
    7.1/10(212 votes)

    #14 - Treasure of the Incas

    S1:E14

    Unwittingly involved in a hunt for stolen radium, Jimmy is kidnapped and locked in a deathtrap by a fanatical doctor.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 15 - Double Trouble
    7.2/10(216 votes)

    #15 - Double Trouble

    S1:E15

    Lois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #16 - 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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  17. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 17 - Runaway Robot
    7.0/10(235 votes)

    #17 - Runaway Robot

    S1:E17

    Captive Lois Lane will be murdered by gangsters unless inventor Horatio Hinkle uses his unique radio-controlled robot to rob banks.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 18 - Drums of Death
    6.8/10(214 votes)

    #18 - Drums of Death

    S1:E18

    Aided by his ace reporters, Perry White flies to Haiti to search for his sister, the prisoner of a voodoo cult.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #19 - 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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  20. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 20 - The Riddle of the Chinese Jade
    7.2/10(221 votes)

    #20 - The Riddle of the Chinese Jade

    S1:E20

    Lois Lane is held hostage by the armed criminal who has stolen a priceless antique and left two people to drown.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 21 - The Human Bomb
    7.3/10(212 votes)

    #21 - The Human Bomb

    S1:E21

    On a windswept narrow ledge high above the ground, Lois Lane is chained to a dynamite-wielding daredevil ready to die.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 22 - Czar of the Underworld
    7.6/10(212 votes)

    #22 - Czar of the Underworld

    S1:E22

    A killer sabotaging the filming of a crime exposé stalks Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson on a Hollywood studio soundstage.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Adventures of Superman Season 1 Episode 23 - Ghost Wolf
    7.5/10(232 votes)

    #23 - Ghost Wolf

    S1:E23

    After discovering human footprints that turn into wolf tracks, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are trapped in a raging forest fire.

    Director:Lee Sholem
    Writer:Unknown

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

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

    #25 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Superman on Earth" is the best rated episode of "Adventures of Superman" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 487 votes. Directed by Thomas Carr and written by Whitney Ellsworth, Robert Maxwell, it aired on 9/19/1952. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "The Haunted Lighthouse".