Adventures of Superman

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!

RELEASED 19 Sept 195241h 34m · 104 episodes★ 6.6 TMDB

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a syndicated TV adaptation of the beloved DC Comics superhero! You know the drill: When he isn't fighting for truth, justice and the American way, the man in tights dons a suit and glasses for his secret identity as Daily Planet newspaper reporter Clark Kent, who works alongside friends Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for gruff boss Perry White.

WATCH NOTE

Kellogg’s cereal commercials featuring this adaptation’s cast are associated advertising material, separate from the 104 regular episodes. A documented 60-second Corn Flakes commercial features George Reeves as Clark Kent/Superman and Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen. TheTVDB catalogues a Kellogg’s Commercials collection as special S00E03; that special listing does not establish a separate 1952 television series. The complete commercial inventory and original release dates remain unresolved.

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4 titles to watch before Adventures of Superman — 11h 39m in total.

Superman: The 1941–1943 Theatrical ShortsOptional background2h 25m
A separate adaptation of Lois Lane and Superman and Perry White; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Adventures of Superman’s story continuity.
SupermanOptional background4h 4m★ 6.2
A separate adaptation of Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen and Perry White; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Adventures of Superman’s story continuity.
Atom Man vs. SupermanOptional background4h 12m★ 5.5
A separate adaptation of Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen and Perry White; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Adventures of Superman’s story continuity.
Superman and the Mole MenOptional background0h 58m★ 5.3
A separate adaptation of Superman and Lois Lane; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Adventures of Superman’s story continuity.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Adventures of Superman is title 40 of 75 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. George Reeves plays Clark Kent in this television run. Superman and the Mole Men offers an earlier feature with his Superman, while the series itself can be followed from its opening episode.

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