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The Best Episodes of Adventures of Superman Season 2

Every episode of Adventures of Superman Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Adventures of Superman Season 2!

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Genres:Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedyFamily
Episodes
26
Avg. Rating
7.5
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S3
S4
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E2
E3
8.0
7.6
7.5

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Five Minutes to Doom" is the best rated episode of "Adventures of Superman" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 211 votes. Directed by Thomas Carr and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1953. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Big Squeeze".

  • Five Minutes to Doom
    8.0/10(211)

    #1 - Five Minutes to Doom

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/18/1953

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Squeeze
    7.6/10(194)

    #2 - The Big Squeeze

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/25/1953

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man Who Could Read Minds
    7.5/10(186)

    #3 - The Man Who Could Read Minds

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 10/3/1953

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Jet Ace
    7.3/10(172)

    #4 - Jet Ace

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/10/1953

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Shot in the Dark
    7.5/10(184)

    #5 - Shot in the Dark

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/17/1953

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

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • The Defeat of Superman
    8.0/10(194)

    #6 - The Defeat of Superman

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/24/1953

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

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Superman in Exile
    7.9/10(184)

    #7 - Superman in Exile

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 10/31/1953

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • A Ghost for Scotland Yard
    7.6/10(174)

    #8 - A Ghost for Scotland Yard

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/7/1953

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

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dog Who Knew Superman
    7.4/10(196)

    #9 - The Dog Who Knew Superman

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/14/1953

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • The Face and the Voice
    8.1/10(205)

    #10 - The Face and the Voice

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 11/21/1953

    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: N/A

  • The Man in the Lead Mask
    7.6/10(170)

    #11 - The Man in the Lead Mask

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 11/28/1953

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

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Panic in the Sky
    8.3/10(255)

    #12 - Panic in the Sky

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 12/5/1953

    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: N/A

  • The Machine That Could Plot Crimes
    7.5/10(169)

    #13 - The Machine That Could Plot Crimes

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 12/12/1953

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Jungle Devil
    7.4/10(190)

    #14 - Jungle Devil

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 12/19/1953

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • My Friend Superman
    7.5/10(175)

    #15 - My Friend Superman

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 12/26/1953

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • The Clown Who Cried
    7.4/10(177)

    #16 - The Clown Who Cried

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 1/2/1954

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

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • The Boy Who Hated Superman
    7.4/10(178)

    #17 - The Boy Who Hated Superman

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 1/9/1954

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

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Semi-Private Eye
    7.3/10(169)

    #18 - Semi-Private Eye

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 1/16/1954

    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).

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Perry White's Scoop
    7.3/10(161)

    #19 - Perry White's Scoop

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 1/23/1954

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

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • Beware the Wrecker
    7.3/10(157)

    #20 - Beware the Wrecker

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 1/30/1954

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

    Director: George Blair

    Writer: N/A

  • The Golden Vulture
    7.4/10(172)

    #21 - The Golden Vulture

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 2/6/1954

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
    7.1/10(162)

    #22 - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 2/13/1954

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Lady in Black
    7.3/10(164)

    #23 - Lady in Black

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 2/20/1954

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Star of Fate
    7.4/10(151)

    #24 - Star of Fate

    Season 2 Episode 24

    Aired 2/27/1954

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • The Whistling Bird
    7.2/10(162)

    #25 - The Whistling Bird

    Season 2 Episode 25

    Aired 3/6/1954

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

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A