Episodes
1. Five Minutes to Doom
6.0
September 18, 1953
22 min
Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.
Guest Stars:
Lois Hall, Jean Willes, Kim Charney, Sam Flint, Dale Van Sickel
2. The Big Squeeze
6.0
September 25, 1953
22 min
A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.
Guest Stars:
Hugh Beaumont, Reed Howes, Harry Cheshire, Aline Towne
3. The Man Who Could Read Minds
6.0
October 3, 1953
22 min
Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.
Guest Stars:
Lawrence Dobkin
4. Jet Ace
7.0
October 10, 1953
22 min
Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.
Guest Stars:
Lane Bradford, Jim Hayward, Ric Roman, Richard Reeves, Selmer Jackson
5. Shot in the Dark
6.5
October 17, 1953
22 min
An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!
Guest Stars:
Frank Richards, Billy Gray, John Eldredge
6. The Defeat of Superman
7.0
October 24, 1953
22 min
Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?
Guest Stars:
Maurice Cass, Peter Mamakos, Sid Tomack
7. Superman in Exile
7.0
October 31, 1953
22 min
Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.
Guest Stars:
Leon Askin, Don Dillaway, Philip Van Zandt, John Harmon, Dick Gordon
8. A Ghost for Scotland Yard
6.0
November 7, 1953
22 min
Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.
Guest Stars:
Patrick Aherne, Leonard Mudie, Norma Varden, Eve Brenner
9. The Dog Who Knew Superman
6.0
November 14, 1953
22 min
The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.
Guest Stars:
John Charles Daly, Dona Drake, Ben Welden, Billy Nelson, Jack Daly
10. The Face and the Voice
6.0
November 21, 1953
22 min
Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.
Guest Stars:
Carleton G. Young, Percy Helton, Hayden Rorke, George Chandler
11. The Man in the Lead Mask
7.0
November 28, 1953
22 min
Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?
Guest Stars:
John Crawford, Louis Jean Heydt, Frank J. Scannell, Paul Bryar, John Merton
12. Panic in the Sky
7.0
December 5, 1953
22 min
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).
Guest Stars:
Jonathan Hale, Jane Frazee, Clark Howat, Tom Moore
13. The Machine That Could Plot Crimes
6.0
December 12, 1953
22 min
Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.
Guest Stars:
Sterling Holloway, Billy Nelson, Ben Welden, Russell Custer, Stan Jarman
14. Jungle Devil
7.0
December 19, 1953
25 min
The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.
Guest Stars:
James Seay, Damian O'Flynn, Doris Singleton, Nacho Galindo, Al Kikume
15. My Friend Superman
7.0
December 26, 1953
25 min
Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.
Guest Stars:
Terry Frost, Tito Vuolo, Paul Burke, Ralph Sanford, Ruta Lee
16. The Clown Who Cried
6.5
January 2, 1954
25 min
What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!
Guest Stars:
Mickey Simpson, Peter Brocco, Charles Williams, Billy Wayne, Harry Mendoza
17. The Boy Who Hated Superman
7.0
January 9, 1954
25 min
Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.
Guest Stars:
Charles Meredith, Leonard Penn, Roy Barcroft, Richard Reeves
18. Semi-Private Eye
8.0
January 16, 1954
25 min
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).
Guest Stars:
Richard Benedict, Elisha Cook Jr., Paul Fix, Douglas Henderson, Paul Fix
19. Perry White's Scoop
8.0
January 23, 1954
25 min
Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.
Guest Stars:
Robert J. Wilke, Steve Pendleton, Bibs Borman, Jan Arvan, Tom Monroe
20. Beware the Wrecker
7.0
January 30, 1954
25 min
A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.
Guest Stars:
William Forrest, Pierre Watkin, Denver Pyle, Tom Powers, Renny McEvoy
21. The Golden Vulture
7.0
February 6, 1954
25 min
Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.
Guest Stars:
Murray Alper, Peter Whitney, Vic Perrin, Sol Gorss, Robert Bice
22. Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
6.0
February 13, 1954
25 min
Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.
Guest Stars:
Jack Pepper, Herb Vigran, Keith Richards, Dick Rich, Charles Anthony Hughes
23. Lady in Black
6.0
February 20, 1954
25 min
Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.
Guest Stars:
Rudolph Anders, Holly Bane, Virginia Christine, Frank Ferguson, John Doucette
24. Star of Fate
6.0
February 27, 1954
25 min
A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.
Guest Stars:
Arthur Space, Ted Hecht, Paul E. Burns, Lawrence Ryle, Jean Dean
25. The Whistling Bird
6.0
March 6, 1954
25 min
The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.
Guest Stars:
Sterling Holloway, Allene Roberts, Marshall Reed
