Episodic order for DC Live-Action Multiverse (1941-2023)
Chronological and episodic order for everything in the Multiverse. Each movie/episode has notes of the year and the universe it took place in. For the ones which took place in various years, the year that most of the episode/movie happened was written (like 2017 for ZSJL). It's the same for the ones that took place in various universes with few exceptions (like Crisis on Infinite Earths, its note is [various Earths]).
Realities of Adventures of Superman, DCEU (pre-Crisis), DCU, Superman Anthology (pre-Crisis), and Harley Quinn don't have official numbers. They're respectively and unofficially written as "Earth-52", "Earth-14", "Earth-24", "Earth-78", and "Earth-92" in the list.
Events that are identical to Superman: The Movie and Superman II happened respectively in 1997 and 2001 in Earth-96 (both actually happened in 1978 in Earth-78 and later Earth-789). Events that are similar to Superman III also happened sometime after Superman Returns. And at least one character from Superman IV (Lucy Warfield) had been existed in Earth-96. In the same way, events that are similar to Batman and Batman Returns happened in Earth-97 too.
Wonder Woman's (the movie) year was taken as 2017 because the entire movie (except for the first and the last scenes, where Diana respectively started and finished writing the letter) was actually flashback. Etta's Mission is also an addition to the flashback. This made Wonder Woman 1984 -the sequel- to chronologically came before its prequel. But this isn't a problem since the only actual connection was the repeating supporting character.
After the Crisis;
AMALGAMATED EARTHS
CHANGES IN ALREADY EXISTING EARTHS
DESTROYED EARTHS
RECREATED EARTHS
UNKOWN EARTHS
Realities of Adventures of Superman, DCEU (pre-Crisis), DCU, Superman Anthology (pre-Crisis), and Harley Quinn don't have official numbers. They're respectively and unofficially written as "Earth-52", "Earth-14", "Earth-24", "Earth-78", and "Earth-92" in the list.
Events that are identical to Superman: The Movie and Superman II happened respectively in 1997 and 2001 in Earth-96 (both actually happened in 1978 in Earth-78 and later Earth-789). Events that are similar to Superman III also happened sometime after Superman Returns. And at least one character from Superman IV (Lucy Warfield) had been existed in Earth-96. In the same way, events that are similar to Batman and Batman Returns happened in Earth-97 too.
Wonder Woman's (the movie) year was taken as 2017 because the entire movie (except for the first and the last scenes, where Diana respectively started and finished writing the letter) was actually flashback. Etta's Mission is also an addition to the flashback. This made Wonder Woman 1984 -the sequel- to chronologically came before its prequel. But this isn't a problem since the only actual connection was the repeating supporting character.
After the Crisis;
AMALGAMATED EARTHS
- Earth-1 (main Earth of pre-Crisis Arrowverse), Earth-2, Earth-3, Earth-38 (Supergirl), and Earth-BL (Black Lightning) were amalgamated into Earth-Prime
- Earth-78 (unofficial number, Superman Anthology) and Earth-89 (Burtonverse) were amalgamated into Earth-789
CHANGES IN ALREADY EXISTING EARTHS
- Earth-14 (unofficial number, DCEU) moved to Earth-1
- Earth-2 became the home of Stargirl
- Earth-19 became the home of Swamp Thing
- Earth-21 became the home of Doom Patrol
- Earth-22 (unofficial) became the home of Superman & Lois
- Earth-92 (unofficial) became the home of Harley Quinn
DESTROYED EARTHS
- Earth-76 (Wonder Woman), Earth-90 (CBS' The Flash, it's unkown if this universe was dead already before the Crisis), Earth-97 (Schumacherverse), and Earth-F (Fleischer's Superman) were destroyed
RECREATED EARTHS
- Earth-9 (Titans), Earth-12 (Green Lantern), Earth-52 (unofficial number, Adventures of Superman), Earth-66 (Batman and The Green Hornet), Earth-96 (Superman Returns), Earth-167 (Smallville), Earth-203 (Birds of Prey), and Earth-666 (Lucifer) were destroyed and then recreated
UNKOWN EARTHS
- Earth-24 (unofficial number)
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- DirectorDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckThe Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.1941 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckSuperman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army.1941 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckSuperman battles train robbers seeking to steal a billion dollars worth of gold.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckSuperman versus a thawed-out Tyrannosaurus.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorLeonard J. HornStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerJohn RandolphAfter a dogfight with a German plane, U.S. Army Air Force pilot Steve Trevor crash lands on an uncharted island in the Bermuda Triangle. Paradise Island is inhabited only by women, and their existence has been kept a secret for thousands of years. Learning of the Nazi German threat to humanity, the Amazon princess Diana is chosen to accompany Trevor back to the United States to battle the Third Reich. Garbed in a skimpy red, white, and blue costume and armed with a magic lasso that forces anyone within its grasp to tell the truth, Diana uses her powers as Wonder Woman to battle the forces of evil.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- 1975–197950mTV-G6.7 (338)TV EpisodeDirectorBarry CraneStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamSteve is framed for charges of treason by Nazi spies and Wonder Woman finds herself in trouble when she loses her magic lasso while trying to rescue him.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorDave FleischerOrestes CalpiniStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckSuperman versus extortionists with a super-powerful rocket car.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorBarry CraneStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamA Nazi spy travels to America to learn Wonder Woman's secrets. In the process, she poses as a second Wonder Woman and kidnaps Diana.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorDave FleischerThomas MooreStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckWhen police interfere with a reckless scientist's experiment, it creates a deadly meteor shower only Superman can stop.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorRichard KinonStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamDiana goes undercover at a beauty pageant to try to uncover a suspected spy operation behind the facade.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckSuperman versus a fanatical extortionist with an earthquake machine.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJulian NoaSuperman must face the threat of an erupting volcano.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorHerb WallersteinStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamWonder Woman's sister Drusilla is sent from Paradise Island to Washington to tell Diana to come home. Drusilla discovers her own alter ego, Wonder Girl, and is kidnapped by the Nazis.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorHerb WallersteinStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamDrusilla accidentally reveals the location of Paradise Island to the Nazis who want to go there to harvest Feminum. Wonder Woman must return home to protect her people.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorDave FleischerOrestes CalpiniStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack MercerWhen the circus' animals escape and threaten disaster, Superman must take action.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorHerb WallersteinStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamA scientist in Argentina creates a formula that makes rubber indestructible.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorCharles R. RondeauStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamThe Nazis try to get back an agent who turned on them. To help them in their efforts, they brainwash a gorilla named Gargantua to hate Wonder Woman.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorHerb WallersteinStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamA scientist develops a method of making earthquakes. Later a German spy steals his work. Steve tries to find out what he is going to do with it. But they also find out he's infected with bubonic plague.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorSeymour KneitelDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack MercerSuperman vs. Japanese spies hijacking a new super-bomber.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorAlan Crosland Jr.StarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamSeptember, 1942. Andros, an observer from a council of alien planets is sent to Earth to pass judgment on the primitive, warlike human race.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorAlan Crosland Jr.StarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamAndros has been kidnapped and taken to Germany. When Wonder Woman attempts to rescue him, Andros tells her he sees little difference between the way the Nazis and the Allied Forces wage war. Maj. Steve Trevor mounts a rescue mission of his own together with British agent Mallory.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorStuart MargolinStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamWhen a rancher is dealing with rustlers, he calls his friend General Blankenship for help. So he sends Steve and Diana follows him. They try to find the rustlers and someone close to the rancher is helping them.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorStuart MargolinStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamTop Nazi agent Wotan has two surgically altered doubles replace the man in charge of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving and his girlfriend, a waitress. The plan is to steal the $2 engraving plates and use them to collapse the American economy.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorIzzy SparberDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack MercerA crook dressed as Superman commits a series of robberies. The real Superman must work fast to counter the bad publicity.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorBruce BilsonStarsLynda CarterLyle WaggonerRichard EasthamMajor Steve Trevor is asked to re-enact a heroic deed for Hollywood.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-76]
- DirectorDan GordonWillard BowskyDave FleischerStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack MercerWhile Clark Kent is in wartime Japan, Superman becomes a saboteur.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorIzzy SparberDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack MercerSuperman versus saboteurs at the Metropolis Munitions Plant.1942 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorIzzy SparberDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJulian NoaWhile investigating an egyptologist's mysterious death, Superman must battle dangerous mummies.1943 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorDan GordonOrestes CalpiniDave FleischerStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack MercerSuperman vs. a secret Nazi outpost disguised as a jungle temple.1943 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorSeymour KneitelDave FleischerNick TafuriStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJulian NoaLois Lane and an explorer set out on an expedition through an underground cavern and discover a race of hawk-men. When these creatures prepare a ritual sacrifice for the adventurous pair, Superman comes to the rescue.1943 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorSeymour KneitelDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack MercerSuperman battles saboteurs determined to stop a lady double agent from getting important documents to Washington D.C.1943 [pre-Crisis Earth-F]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonJor-El, Krypton's leading scientist, sends his infant son to Earth in a rocket just as the planet explodes. The rocket is found by Eben and Sarah Kent and Eben gets the infant out before the craft explodes. They raise the child as their own. Years later, after Eben's death and now aware of his super powers, Clark Kent moves to Metropolis. Sarah has made a costume for him, and she tells him that he must use his powers for good. Superman makes his debut saving a man falling from a blimp. As Clark, he hustles the man to the Daily Planet, which scores a scoop. This convinces editor Perry White to hire Clark.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonWhile visiting his aunt and cousin on Moose Island, Jimmy is alarmed by their suspicious behavior. After being warned to stay away from a lighthouse that is said to be haunted, he calls Clark for help in his investigation.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195826mTV-G6.9 (242)TV EpisodeDirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonClark, Lois, and Jimmy attend a ventriloquist act that goes wrong when the dummy appears to talk by itself. Upon further investigation, they link what the dummy appears to have said to a series of armored car hijackings.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195825mTV-G7.1 (238)TV EpisodeDirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonA notorious con artist and his thugs are going to all the antique shops in town, buying cheap figurines, and smashing them. Clark and Lois assume that they are looking for something hidden inside the figurines, so they investigate.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonThe daughter of an Eastern European scientist flees to the United States to give a secret formula to the president before the communists who killed her father can get to it, and Lois receives information on her whereabouts from an organ grinder and his monkey.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonWhile on vacation, Lois stumbles upon a ring of criminals who are smuggling fugitives into Canada. She and the innkeeper's wife are captured, and it is up to Jimmy and Superman to save them.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonA crippled young girl writes Superman a letter asking him to take her to the fair for her birthday, but before he arrives she is kidnapped by a group of counterfeiters who need information that she has been given by mistake.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonA mobster kidnaps a scientist and takes possession of his invention. The crook uses the device to damage the minds of people testifying before an investigative committee. The victims die a short time later. Superman races to find the mobster before Lois Lane testifies before the committee.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonWhile Lois is in Carbide, Pennsylvania, gathering information for a story about the town's mining system, an old prospector is trapped in a cave-in. Lois attempts to rescue him, but when she is trapped in the mine with him it is up to Superman to save them both.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonDr. H.L. Ort is using an advanced version of a truth serum to hypnotize employees of the Daily Planet in an attempt to discover Superman's secret identity.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJohn HamiltonBad Luck Brannigan, a wrestler working for a crooked promoter, uses "the paralyzer" to cripple opponents. Clark Kent discovers the promoter has imprisoned an immigrant dubbed "the swami," who has extensive knowledge of the body's pressure points. In his Superman identity, Clark sees the immigrant. "The swami" instructs Superman in his techniques. As Clark, he then teaches a college wrestler -- who has publicly challenged Brannigan -- how to counter "the paralyzer."1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonWhen Lois has trouble getting her nurse on the telephone, she and Clark drive to the small town of Cliffton to see what the problem is. After arriving, they find that the town is mostly deserted, and the few remaining townspeople don't seem to want them to know what is going on.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.8 (207)TV EpisodeDirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJeff CoreyClark Kent and Lois Lane travel to Silsby, site of the deepest well ever drilled. But when they arrive, the well is being shut down and the oil company manager present isn't saying why. Meanwhile, two short beings with large heads and furry hands come up from the well to explore. Luke Benson leads a mob of townspeople wanting to kill the "unknown people." Despite Superman's efforts to calm things down, the mob has tracked the two creatures to the top of a dam, trying to kill them. What the mob doesn't know is the creatures cause things they touch to glow in the dark -- and may be radioactive.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.7 (185)TV EpisodeDirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJeff CoreyOne of the "unknown people" is shot while atop a dam near Silsby, Texas. Superman catches him before he falls into water and takes him to the Silsby hospital. Superman, in his Clark Kent identity, assists a doctor who operates on the creature. The doctor discovers his patient has all the organs and internal body structure as humans. Meanwhile, the Luke Benson-led mob tries to kill the other visitor from the center of the Earth. That creature escapes, later bringing up more of his people along with a weapon. Superman races to defuse an explosive situation.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJeff CoreyWhen underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52] (combination of The Unkown People: Part I & II)
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonA criminal breaks into Clark Kent's apartment, finds a hidden closet and steals Clark's Superman costume. The criminal is fatally wounded but not before he takes the costume to hood Ace and his girlfriend Connie. Clark is desperate to find the missing costume.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonWhile Lois is on her way to an auction featuring South American items, a man asks her to purchase an Inca tapestry for him. Soon after, the man is killed and the tapestry is stolen from Lois, so she, Jimmy, and Clark follow the murderer to Lima to find the tapestry and catch the criminals behind the murder.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonA man aboard a ship to Metropolis is smuggling something valuable into the country, but when one of his partner's henchmen shows up to help him get the item through customs, the passenger kills the other man. The passenger then dresses up as a woman, and, in an attempt to give his partner the slip, he gives Jimmy, who is at the dock to interview an actress, an empty box and tells him to give it to the men who are waiting or him. When Jimmy is kidnapped by the men, Superman must save him--but in order to do that, he first must figure out why he was kidnapped, solve the murder, track down the passenger, find out what is being smuggled, and find the passenger's partner.1952 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorLee SholemThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonMadame Selena and her husband own a wax museum in Metropolis. She claims to have visions that prominent people will die within six months. And indeed, the people do appear to commit suicide. Madame's latest vision: Perry White will die.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonThe inventor of a robot is kidnapped by burglars who intend to use his robot for robberies. Meanwhile, the police are looking for the inventor, who they believe to be responsible for the crimes, and Clark and his colleagues are out to clear the man's name.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorLee SholemThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonWhen Jimmy and Perry White's sister go missing in Haiti while filming voodoo practitioners, Perry and Clark go looking for them.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonPerry White and Jimmy Olsen, while on a fishing trip, end up staying at a rundown hotel. It has only three occupants -- two men who are trying to kill each other and a wheelchair-bound old woman who laughs like a maniac. Superman races to help his friends before they fall victim to the "evil three."1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.2 (182)TV EpisodeDirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonHarry Wong, manager of Lu Song's antique store, decides to help thief John Greer steal a priceless jade statue from Song. Although no one is supposed to get hurt, the plan changes when Song's niece Lily witnesses the robbery and is kidnapped by Greer. Superman, who, as Clark Kent, is interviewing Song for the scoop on his donating the statue to a museum, must solve the crime.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack Larson"Bet A Million" Butler, who will "bet on anything," wages $100,000 he can keep Superman under his control for 30 minutes. He shows up at the Daily Planet and abducts Lois Lane, forcing her onto the ledge of the newspaper's office building. Butler, calling himself only the "human bomb," has strapped dynamite to himself. After Superman arrives, the "human bomb" says he'll detonate the explosive unless Superman agrees to stay put for 30 minutes while a robbery takes place. Superman agrees but has no intention of allowing the robbery to take place.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonA movie is being filmed about mobster Luigi Dinelli. The film is based on a series of articles that Clark Kent wrote for the Daily Planet. Dinelli is more than displeased. He orders a hit on Clark before the reporter and Inspector Henderson can leave for Hollywood to observe filming. Later, an actor on the movie is killed when real ammunition has been substituted for blanks. Clark, in both his civilian and Superman identities, works to put Dinelli away for good.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorLee SholemThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonThe Lone Pine Timber Company, which is owned by the "Daily Planet" and supplies it with the pulp wood to make its paper, is in danger of shutting down after a series of mishaps. When the last of its employees is scared off due to evidence of a werewolf on the premises, Perry White sends Clark, Jimmy, and Lois to investigate.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonAs a massive crime wave unfolds, Superman vows to put top mobsters behind bars. His ultimate target is the mysterious "No. 1 man." The top criminal devises a trap for the Man of Steel.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonClark Kent and Lois Lane interview Winters, a man on death row. As Clark listens to Winter's story, he checks the convict's pulse. It remains steady and Clark is convinced Winters is innocent. Clark's suspicions are confirmed when he and Lois pick up a hitchhiker on their way back to Metropolis and the hitchhiker leaves a bomb meant for the reporters. The Daily Planet reporters search for a way to clear Winters. They obtain key evidence but a violent electrical storm has knocked out telephone service between Metropolis and the state capital. Superman flies to the governor, convinces him to sign an order staying the execution. But can he get to the prison in time to prevent an innocent man from dying in the electric chair?1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonThe Daily Planet plans to give Dan Grayson an award for being citizen of the year. Grayson is a dedicated family man, active in community groups and a loyal employee of a fur company. He also a former convict, something he's managed to keep hidden in his new life. That all changes when a criminal from Grayson's past blackmails him, wanting Grayson's help on a robbery of the fur company. Unwittingly, Grayson has already provided one boost. Grayson accidentally locked himself in fur company's vault, which requires Superman to get him out. The vault can't be repaired for days, something that will help the criminals. Clark Kent attempts to help Grayson but the former convict is implicated when the criminals rob the fur company without his help. Grayson tracks down the criminals but is at their mercy. Now, Superman must find Grayson in time.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.6 (178)TV EpisodeDirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonReporters Clark, Lois, and Jimmy hope to find out who has been pulling a series of burglaries. Clues lead them to a nightclub which hosts Swami Armada, a phony mind reader, and Lois and Jimmy decide to set up a sting operation to catch the thieves.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonPerry White's nephew Chris, a pilot who has been testing jets for the military, is kidnapped, with his captor attempting to get his hands on the report Chris wrote about the jets.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonA frantic woman named Harriet Hopper bursts into the offices of the "Daily Planet" demanding to speak to Superman--and makes a beeline to the office of Clark Kent. How has Harriet managed to tumble to Clark's secret identity? Well, it seems that her nephew Alan is a camera bug, and has managed to snap an infra-red photo of Clark changing into his Superman outfit. Though Kent manages to alibi his way out of this sticky situation, young Alan is not yet out of the woods: He has also taken a picture of a dangerous criminal named Burnside faking his own death in order to defraud an insurance company.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCriminal Happy King returns to Metropolis, determined to rid himself of Superman. He has hired a European scientist, who has found a way to manufacture synthetic Kryponite from a fragment of the substance. In their first test, Superman feels a sting from a bullet with a small fragment of Kryponite. Now, the scientist has made a bar made of Kryponite and Happy King sets a trap.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonSuperman narrowly prevents disaster at an atomic facility. In doing so, he has become totally irradiated and will kill living things just by being close to them. This forces Superman into exile while the atomic scientists try to figure out what to do. Meanwhile, criminals kidnap Lois Lane, figuring Superman wouldn't dare try to apprehend them because of his condition.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.7 (163)TV EpisodeDirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonBrockhurst, a famous magician, has been dead for a number of years. Yet, he his ghost is supposed to be returning. Clark Kent, while in England on assignment for the Daily Planet with Jimmy Olsen, is a skeptic. However, Sir Arthur McCredy, an old friend of Perry White's, is involved and Clark and Jimmy are assigned to stay over and work up a story about Brockhurst's supposed return. As Superman, Clark narrowly saves Sir Arthur's life after he has fainted while driving. It turns out he has seen a giant image of Brockhurst's face in the sky. Now, Clark is determined to find out the truth.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.5 (184)TV EpisodeDirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonSuperman saves a dog, Corky, from a well. The dog belongs to the wife of Hank, who runs a numbers syndicate in Metropolis. Corky finds Clark Kent, knowing the reporter is Superman. Eventually, Hank realizes Corky knows Superman's civilian identity and intends to use the dog to find it out.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonBoulder, a thug, is recruited to participate in a scheme. Bouler undergoes plastic surgery to look like Superman and then is trained by a voice coach to sound like him. Wearing a Superman costume with a bullet-proof vest underneath, he intimidates merchants and others into giving up money. Yet, Boulder's boss has the bogus Superman donate the stolen money to charity. All of this causes great concern to Clark Kent, who's unsure whether he might be sleepwalking or not. Clark gets reassurance when he finds out the phony Superman makes an appearance while the reporter was elsewhere. Now, the real Superman intends to put an end to this caper.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.6 (159)TV EpisodeDirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonMarty Mitchell, a wanted criminal, offers other crooks something they can't pass up: for $50,000 each, they'll get a new face, courtesy of plastic surgery, and changed fingerprints. Experts say changing fingerprints is impossible but Mitchell appears to have done it. Clark Kent, in both in his civilian and Superman identities, is determined to solve the mystery.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonSuperman rams a giant asteroid on a collision course with Earth. The impact causes the asteroid to now orbit the planet. However, Superman is staggered as he returns to Earth. He manages to change back to Clark Kent (apparently a reflex action) but doesn't remember who he is. Meanwhile, the orbiting asteroid still presents hazards for Earth. Only Superman can place an explosive device that will demolish the asteroid -- and no one, including Clark, knows where Superman is.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.5 (158)TV EpisodeDirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonA scientist develops an advanced computer he dubs "Mr. Kelso." A criminal gains the confidence of the scientist and access to Mr. Kelso. The result: a series of perfectly timed bank robberies. Mr. Kelso is even able to come up with a strategy to defuse the threat from Superman. The computer suggests a bluff: sending a message to the Daily Planet saying Superman's secret identity will be exposed if he attempts to stop the criminals.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack Larson"Daily Planet" reporters Clark (George Reeves), Lois (Noel Neill) and Jimmy (Jack Larson) head into a treacherous jungle, searching for a scientific expedition which has vanished. The local natives prove quite hostile to the "intruders" because the jeweled eye of a native idol has apparently been stolen. This is the episode in which Clark's alter ego Superman not only wrestles a gorilla, but also uses his bare hands to convert a lump of coal into a diamond!1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonDiner owner Tony (Tito Vuolo) keeps a pair of protection racketeers (Terry Frost, Paul Burke) from bothering him by claiming (falsely) to be close friends with Superman (George Reeves). Unfortunately, Tony gets in over his head when he records an incriminating conversation between himself and the crooks, and he is forced to solicit the aid of reporter Clark Kent--little imagining that Clark and Superman are one and the same. The climax of this episode is a slapstick pie fight, in which no one is spared a custard massage.1953 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonClark Kent and Lois Lane enlist circus clown Rollo to participate in a telethon sponsored by the Daily Planet. Another clown, Crackers, is present when Rollo agrees. Crackers knocks out Rollo and dresses like Rollo. Crackers intends to rob the telethon and blame the incident on Rollo. Crackers, indeed, steals proceeds from the telethon but doesn't count on Rollo getting free. Superman will have to make a split decision. When both clowns fall from a building, Superman will have time to only catch one of them.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.4 (169)TV EpisodeDirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonClark Kent temporarily takes in Frankie, a juvenile street tough who has hooked up with Duke, a criminal. Clark, in his civilian identity, is trying to set Frankie on the right path. But Clark will have to do double duty, and utilize his Superman identity, in order to succeed.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonLois Lane decides to employ private detective Homer Garrity to find out once and for all if Clark Kent is Superman. At the same time, a blackmailer is trying to kill Garrity, whose life is saved by Superman. Both Garrity and Lois are taken prisoner by the blackmailer. Jimmy Olsen decides to pick up the trail of Lois and Garrity while simultaneously trying to live up to the image of a glamorous private eye. Eventually, the lives of Jimmy, Lois and Garrity are endangered. Clark, in the meantime, picks up the trail. But it will take the powers of Superman to save his friends in time.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonA man in a diving suit begins to walk into the Daily Planet building. He is shot before he can enter the newspaper's offices. Dying, the man says the word, "Quincy," to Perry White. Perry decides he wants to solve the mystery himself after complaining how his reporters rely too much on Superman for help. First, Perry intends to wear an identical diving suit outside the newspaper offices. Clark Kent bends the helmet before Perry can don it. Clark says he'll get it fixed. Instead, it's Superman who wears the suit and is shot at by a gunman. But the gunman captured by Superman knows nothing that can solve the mystery. Perry figures out "Quincy" refers to a nearby health club. That leads to an attempt on Perry's life, but Clark foils it. As it turns out, there are two competing pairs of criminals. They're after something valuable hidden by another criminal who was killed upon capture by the police. A clue was hidden in the water tank on top of the health club. But Perry faces still more danger before he can secure his scoop.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonA steamship, an airliner and a train have all been destroyed over the past year. Perry White receives a telephone call from someone calling himself the Wrecker. The Wrecker claims responsibility for the incidents and now wants $100,000 or else more targets will be destroyed. Superman prevents another ship from being blown up, intercepting a small model plane carrying a powerful explosive. Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen investigate further, checking out the possible source of a mysterious noise that can be heard in the background when the Wrecker calls Perry. All of this comes as the Wrecker says he'll try to blow up multiple targets simultaneously if he doesn't get the $100,000.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonJimmy Olsen finds a bottle with a written message but seawater has washed away the ink. Clark Kent, using his enhanced vision, can make out the name "Golden Vulture," which is the name of a ship that has docked at Metropolis. The message was written by a member of the crew desperate to flee the vessel. Jimmy and Lois Lane board the ship to do a story but are captured when they find out too much. Clark, meanwhile, using his X-ray vision now knows that jewels and diamonds are being sent *to* the ship, which has supposedly found treasure in the Caribbean. Clark gets aboard but is captured because Lois and Jimmy prevent him from changing into Superman. Clark is forced to walk the plank but Superman turns up moments later to put an end to the plot.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonJimmy Olsen becomes editor of the Daily Planet for a day. It's part of a program where young people assume important offices, including mayor and police chief, for 24 hours. Jimmy, however, wants to be more than a figurehead. He publishes a story in the newspaper claiming the boy editor has important information that will convict Legs Lemmy of a robbery. That robbery occurred nearly seven years ago and the statute of limitations is about to run out. Clark Kent and Perry White, both in Clark's office, try to keep track of what Jimmy is doing. Then, Legs and his gang enter, wanting to find out what "evidence" Jimmy has. The problem is, Jimmy has none1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonJimmy Olsen, staying temporarily at an apartment, is spooked. He's hearing mysterious noises, a painting on his wall seems to have changed and he encounters a man with a scar and a ''lady in black,'' including a black veil over her face. Superman investigates but finds nothing wrong. But strange things continue to happen to Jimmy when he's alone. Desperate, he calls Clark Kent at the office. Clark, using his super hearing, realizes Jimmy is in genuine danger.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonA mysterious box from Egypt causes a bidding war between two men, Whitlock and Barnak. The box also is said to carry a curse and three people, including Lois Lane, are stricken opening it. Superman, in order to solve the mystery and save three lives, will fly to Egypt in search of a plant that is the basis of the antidote. He must race back to Metropolis, or else Jimmy Olsen will become a victim of the ruthless Barnak.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonSterling Holloway returns as eccentric scientist Uncle Oscar, who while trying to cook up a formula for flavored stamp glue ends up with a powerful explosive. Rather than write down the entire formula, Uncle Oscar teaches vital segments of the formula to his talking parakeet Schuyler. A pair of foreign spies steal Schuyler and substitute a lookalike, then kidnap Oscar and his niece Nancy (Allene Roberts) in order to steal the explosive. This looks like a job for Superman (George Reeves)--but it may also prove to be his undoing, inasmuch as the loquacious Schuyler is savvy to Superman's "Clark Kent" guise.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G8.0 (202)TV EpisodeDirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonA blind girl enters a Daily Planet contest in which the winner will go around the world with Superman. But she has entered the contest using her mother's name, intending that she win. The mother, meantime, wants nothing to do with all of this and being secretive. Clark works to figure out the puzzle and, using his super vision, determines the girl's sight can be restored.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonSuperman's commitment to promote US Savings Stamps is temporarily delayed when Lois is kidnapped.1954 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- 1952–195830mTV-G6.7 (198)TV EpisodeDirectorHarry GerstadStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillA nutty professor uses his time machine to send Clark, Lois, Jimmy, Perry and himself back to 50,000 B.C., along with a notorious gangster who decides he likes prehistoric times.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorHarry GerstadStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillInspector Henderson's son makes a hobby out of collecting various sounds on spools of tape. Unfortunately, a gangster finds a nefarious use for the boy's collection.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorHarry GerstadStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillThe members of a club devoted to spurning superstition begin to suffer a series of near-calamities.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorHarry GerstadStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillWhile Metropolis gears up to honor its most popular "citizen" during Superman Week, gangster Si Horten (Herbert Vigran) tries to figure out a way to rid the town of the Man of Steel. Taking reporter Jimmy Olsen (Jack Larson) into his confidence, Horten gives Jimmy a milkshake laced with truth serum, whereupon the boy reveals the location of some hidden Kryptonite--the only substance that can render Superman helpless. Meanwhile, the ever-suspicious Lois Lane (Noel Neill) eagerly anticipates the awkward situation awaiting Clark Kent (George Reeves), who has been assigned to interview Superman on TV.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorHarry GerstadStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillEverybody knows that the favorite expletive of "Daily Planet" reporter Perry White is "Great Caesar's Ghost!" With this in mind, imagine White's shock and dismay when he is confronted with the ghost of Julius Caesar. Before long, all of Metropolis is seriously questioning White's sanity--which is precisely the intention of a gang of crooks who hope to discredit Perry's testimony at a criminal trial. Looks like Superman is going to have to do some ghostbusting in this one.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillAging Indian Chief Great Horse (Francis McDonald) is in danger of being exiled by his tribe because of his inability to bring rain to his drought-stricken people. Superman (George Reeves) lends a helping hand by guiding Great Horse through a grueling gauntlet--a test of strength and courage--that will enable him to maintain his power. And as for the rain? Well, fear not: Superman may have something up his sleeve to solve that problem as well.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillAfter rescuing a cat owned by eccentric Mrs. Peabody (Elizabeth Patterson), cub reporter Jimmy Olsen (Jack Larson) is given a reward--of one million dollars! Much to the dismay of his friends Clark (George Reeves) and Lois (Noel Neill), Jimmy begins throwing away his money on useless creature comforts, including a butler named Herbert (Leonard Carey), who turns out to be in cahoots with con man Stacy Tracey (Richard Reeves). First attempting to defraud Jimmy, Stracy ends up locking the neophyte millionaire and Lois in a safe--whereupon the pair is forced to incinerate "Olsen's millions" in order to create smoke signals that will summon Superman to their rescue.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillFired by editor Perry White (John Hamilton), disgraced reporter Clark Kent (George Reeves) joins a gang of diamond thieves. Unbeknownst to fellow reporters Lois (Noel Neill) and Jimmy (Jack Larson), Clark's criminal career is but a sham, a scheme cooked up between Kent and White to trap the real crooks and turn them over to the law. Even so, Clark is forced to prove his loyalty to the gang by "eliminating" Lois and Jimmy, binding the hapless duo to a chair which is then set afire! Isn't it about time for Clark to sneak into that closet and change into Superman?1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillLois (Noel Neill) writes a story about the discovery of an ancient necklace with alleged magic powers. It is said that whosoever wears the necklace will be protected from all harm. Gangster boss Jake Morrell (Lawrence Ryle) decides to kidnap Lois as part of a scheme to find out if necklace is all it is cracked up to be--but Morrell has reckoned without the intervention of Lois' fellow reporter Clark Kent (George Reeves), who happens to have an alternate identity as a flying superhero.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillVisiting the quaint Old West community of Dry Gulch, Jimmy quickly runs afoul of town bully Gunnar Flinch, who has an eye for Lois. Not necessarily a job for Superman, who nonetheless provides a still timely lesson on bullying.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillFuture TV western star Chuck Connors appears in this classic episode as a gangly hillbilly who happens to be named Sylvester J. Superman. Arriving in Metropolis to seek his fortune, the clueless Sylvester answers a classified ad for the "real" Superman (George Reeves), and before long has been hired by a woman named Marge (Marjorie Owens) to deliver a lemon meringue pie to her fiancé Steve (Richard Garland), stationed at a remote Air Force weather base in Alaska. Meanwhile, gangster Leftover Louie (who else but Ben Welden?) has wagered $25,000 that he can convince his schoolmate Marge to bake him a fresh lemon meringue pie, even though she can't stand the sight of him. Inevitably, these two plot strands are intertwined, as a hopelessly confused Steve welcomes the vacuous Sylvester, a gun-toting Louie, and the honest-to-goodness Superman into his tiny snowbound shack!1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillA curio dealer named Mr. Willy (Phillips Tead) is enjoying a brisk business selling dozens of souvenir daggers that he claims have been bent out of shape by "man of steel" Superman (George Reeves). Of course, Superman's alter ego Clark Kent knows that the daggers are phony. Why, then, is someone willing to steal every one of the daggers that have been sold in Metropolis? Well, it seems that a con man named Jasper (Arthur Space) is hoping to dupe Superman into using his X-Ray vision to transform two of the worthless daggers into valuable radium!1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillJimmy Olsen is mistaken for Prince Gregori of Burgonia who is targeted for assassination. Putting his life on the line, Jimmy agrees to impersonate Gregori to bring the killer out. The culprit is revealed but things look bleak for Jimmy.1955 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorHarry GerstadStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillSeason Four of The Adventures of Superman opens with a sentimental story about a racing filly named Joey. Formerly owned by a girl named Alice (Janine Perreau) and purchased by "The Daily Planet", Joey has the potential to be a winner, but refuses to race unless Alice is around. As this story plays itself out, Clark Kent (George Reeves)--otherwise known as Superman--goes after a band of criminals who've been spreading their corruptive influence at the racetrack.1956 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]
- DirectorHarry GerstadStarsGeorge ReevesJack LarsonNoel NeillA contest in which the participants must guess the number of jellybeans in a jar has been rigged by a gang of crooks. Clark Kent, aka Superman, uses his special powers to foil the bad guys by counting the jellybeans and helping a needy woman win the contest. Meanwhile, the old lady's grandson Bobby is being flim-flammed by criminal Dexter Brown, who claims that he himself is Superman!1956 [pre-Crisis Earth-52]