The Adventures of Superman

Note: This article is about the television series. For the comic book which sometimes, but not usually, has "The" in the tile see Adventures of Superman

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The Adventures of Superman was the first attempt to bring the character of Superman to television. First aired in 1952 and running until 1957, it starred George Reeves as Superman and, originally, Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane. In 1953, Noel Neill replaced Coates. Jack Larson played Jimmy Olsen and John Hamilton was Perry White. Robert Shayne played the semi-regular character Inspector Henderson of the Metropolis Police Department.

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Superman - Television - 1952 - 1957 - George Reeves - Phyllis Coates - Lois Lane - 1953 - Noel Neill - Jack Larson - Jimmy Olsen - John Hamilton - Perry White - Robert Shayne - Inspector Henderson

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Phyllis Coates returned to the genre in 1993 when she played the part of Lois Lane's mother in '. Noel Neill had played Lois in a movie serial, called simply Superman, in 1948.

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1993 - Serial - 1948

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The opening narration of the show, expanded from that of the 1940s radio show and cartoons, dramatically voiced by Bill Kennedy and framed by the show's dynamic theme music, set the stage for each program:

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:"Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound! ... 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 in 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!"

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