The Man in the Lead Mask
Adventures of Superman - S2 - E11
Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?
Adventures of Superman: Season 2 - 26 Episode s
2x1 - Five Minutes to Doom
September 18, 1953
Beat the clock: The race is on to stop an innocent Death Row inmate's date with the electric chair.
2x2 - The Big Squeeze
September 25, 1953
A powerful ally: the Man of Steel assists an ex-con blackmailed into returning to his criminal past.
2x3 - The Man Who Could Read Minds
October 3, 1953
Swami says: send for Superman! Jimmy and Lois suspect a nightclub mind reader is linked to a theft ring.
2x4 - Jet Ace
October 10, 1953
Look up! Superman rescues a pilot on a test flight gone wrong and later frees him from kidnappers seeking military secrets.
2x5 - Shot in the Dark
October 17, 1953
An amateur shutterbug snaps some incriminating photos, one of which suggests Clark is you-know-who!
2x6 - The Defeat of Superman
October 24, 1953
Superman is rendered powerless by a kryptonite trap. This sounds like a job for...Lois and Jimmy?
2x7 - Superman in Exile
October 31, 1953
Beware of Superman! A nuclear incident leaves him glowing with radioactivity and lethal to anyone he's near.
2x8 - A Ghost for Scotland Yard
November 7, 1953
Man or spirit? A magician believed dead may have resurfaced in a vendetta against his earthly foes.
2x9 - The Dog Who Knew Superman
November 14, 1953
The nose knows. A dog rescued from a well by Superman keeps showing up at Clark Kent's office.
2x10 - The Face and the Voice
November 21, 1953
Looks like him. Sounds like him. But he isn't Superman! A lookalike Man of Steel goes on a crime spree.
2x11 - The Man in the Lead Mask
November 28, 1953
Surgically altered fingerprints. Lead masks to block x-ray vision. Will these foil the police and Superman?
2x12 - Panic in the Sky
December 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).
2x13 - The Machine That Could Plot Crimes
December 12, 1953
Meet Mr. Kelso, the computer that plans split second bank heists...and may know superman's secret, too.
2x14 - Jungle Devil
December 19, 1953
The superhero saves a lost expedition, defeats a fearsome beast and uses his grip to turn coal into diamonds.
2x15 - My Friend Superman
December 26, 1953
Burger, fries and friendship. Not everyone believes a diner owner who boasts of being pals with Superman.
2x16 - The Clown Who Cried
January 2, 1954
What kind of clown would rob a kids' charity telethon? An imposter clown, that's who!
2x17 - The Boy Who Hated Superman
January 9, 1954
Clark is temporary guardian of a crime-connected youth who secretly plots revenge against the reporter.
2x18 - Semi-Private Eye
January 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).
2x19 - Perry White's Scoop
January 23, 1954
Stop the presses! Frustrated by Daily Planet's reporters, Perry White decides to cover a murder story himself.
2x20 - Beware the Wrecker
January 30, 1954
A terrorist bombs Metropolis' transportation systems. His method: armed, radio-controlled toy airplanes.
2x21 - The Golden Vulture
February 6, 1954
Avast, ye scurvy mates! A salvage-boat captain who fancies himself a pirate holds Lois and Jimmy captive.
2x22 - Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor
February 13, 1954
Great Caesar's ghost! Jimmy Olsen replaces Perry White for a day -- with dizzy and dangerous results.
2x23 - Lady in Black
February 20, 1954
Noises. Unusual people. Jimmy is sure something strange is going on at the apartment of his mom's friend.
2x24 - Star of Fate
February 27, 1954
A mystery from Egypt's past: the antidote to an ancient poison is under the base of the Great Pyramid.
2x25 - The Whistling Bird
March 6, 1954
The bird has the word. A per parakeet that knows an inventor's secret formula is mysteriously birdnapped.
2x26 - Around the World with Superman
March 13, 1954
Paging Dr. Superman! His x-ray vision helps a surgeon restore a girl's sight, then he flies her on a world tour.