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The Best Episodes of Adventures of Superman Season 2

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

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

    #2 - 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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  3. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 3 - The Man Who Could Read Minds
    7.5/10(209 votes)

    #3 - The Man Who Could Read Minds

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 4 - Jet Ace
    7.4/10(192 votes)

    #4 - Jet Ace

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 5 - Shot in the Dark
    7.6/10(201 votes)

    #5 - Shot in the Dark

    S2:E5

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 6 - The Defeat of Superman
    8.0/10(216 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 7 - Superman in Exile
    7.9/10(203 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 8 - A Ghost for Scotland Yard
    7.6/10(193 votes)

    #8 - A Ghost for Scotland Yard

    S2:E8

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 9 - The Dog Who Knew Superman
    7.5/10(215 votes)

    #9 - The Dog Who Knew Superman

    S2:E9

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #10 - 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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  11. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 11 - The Man in the Lead Mask
    7.6/10(188 votes)

    #11 - The Man in the Lead Mask

    S2:E11

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #12 - 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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  13. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 13 - The Machine That Could Plot Crimes
    7.6/10(191 votes)

    #13 - The Machine That Could Plot Crimes

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 14 - Jungle Devil
    7.4/10(212 votes)

    #14 - Jungle Devil

    S2:E14

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 15 - My Friend Superman
    7.6/10(195 votes)

    #15 - My Friend Superman

    S2:E15

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 16 - The Clown Who Cried
    7.4/10(197 votes)

    #16 - The Clown Who Cried

    S2:E16

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 17 - The Boy Who Hated Superman
    7.4/10(199 votes)

    #17 - The Boy Who Hated Superman

    S2:E17

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 18 - Semi-Private Eye
    7.3/10(188 votes)

    #18 - Semi-Private Eye

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown

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  19. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 19 - Perry White's Scoop
    7.3/10(183 votes)

    #19 - Perry White's Scoop

    S2:E19

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 20 - Beware the Wrecker
    7.4/10(178 votes)

    #20 - Beware the Wrecker

    S2:E20

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

    Director:George Blair
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 21 - The Golden Vulture
    7.5/10(191 votes)

    #21 - The Golden Vulture

    S2:E21

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 22 - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
    7.1/10(180 votes)

    #22 - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 23 - Lady in Black
    7.3/10(185 votes)

    #23 - Lady in Black

    S2:E23

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 24 - Star of Fate
    7.4/10(171 votes)

    #24 - Star of Fate

    S2:E24

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Adventures of Superman Season 2 Episode 25 - The Whistling Bird
    7.2/10(185 votes)

    #25 - The Whistling Bird

    S2:E25

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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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 234 votes. Directed by Thomas Carr and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/1953. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Big Squeeze".