Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman
Premiere	September 19, 1952
Finale	April 28, 1958
Based on	the copyrighted feature appearing in "Action Comics" and "Superman" magazines
Network/Provider	First-run syndication
Style	30-minute superhero drama
Company	Superman Inc.
Distributor	Motion Pictures for Television (1952–1954) Flamingo Films (1954-1964) Wolper Productions (1964-1965) Television Programs International (1965-1972) Warner Bros. Television (1972- )
Seasons	6
Episodes	104
Origin	USA

Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. "Look, up in the sky!" "It's a bird!" "It's a plane!" "It's Superman!" Yes it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel with his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way.

Adventures of Superman is a superhero drama that aired in first-run syndication. George Reeves starred as Superman, the last son of Krypton. Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane for the first season, but was replaced by Noel Neill for the rest of the run. In the third season the series switched from black and white to color, and was one of the first shows to make the switch. Because of the expense of producing television shows in color at the time, however, the number of episodes in each season from Season Three onward was subsequently cut from 26 to 13 to ease the impact on the show's production budget.

Motion Pictures for Television originally syndicated Adventures of Superman. Warner Bros. Television, which assumed distribution of the show in 1972, has continued syndicating the show to the present due to sister company DC Comics' ownership of the Superman franchise.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6
George Reeves	Clark Kent / Superman	*	*	*	*	*	*
Phyllis Coates	Lois Lane	*
Noel Neill			*	*	*	*	*
Jack Larson	Jimmy Olsen	*	*	*	*	*	*
John Hamilton	Perry White	*	*	*	*	*	*
Robert Shayne	Inspector Bill Henderson	*	*	*	*	*	*
Bill Kennedy	The Announcer	*	*	*	*	*	*

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Syndication
Season One	September 19, 1952	August 10, 1953				26
Season Two	September 18, 1953	March 13, 1954				26
Season Three	April 23, 1955	October 15, 1955				13
Season Four	February 18, 1956	June 16, 1956				13
Season Five	March 8, 1957	May 31, 1957				13
Season Six	February 3, 1958	April 28, 1958				13

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Season Sets  (Region 1)
The Complete First Season			October 18, 2005	purchase		5
The Complete Second Season			January 17, 2006	purchase		5
The Complete Third and Fourth Season			June 20, 2006	purchase		5
The Complete Fifth and Sixth Season			November 14, 2006	purchase		5

External links

• Adventures of Superman on IMDb