Updated: June 22, 2023

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.

First episode date: September 19, 1952

Final episode date: April 28, 1958

Network: American Broadcasting Company

Program creators: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster