The Adventures of Superman
1952–1958SyndicationSci-Fi
"Faster than a speeding bullet" — the narration that defined the character for a generation before any film did.
The Adventures of Superman opens with a main title sequence of 59 seconds.
It arrived on Syndication in 1952, when Truth or Consequences, The Lawrence Welk Show and The Cisco Kid were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
59sFan upload. The oldest American series in the catalogue by first broadcast.
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