The Adventures of Superman (radio series)
National (DC) Comics publisher Harry Donenfeld (left) with Bud Collyer and Joan Alexander | |
| Other names | "Superman" |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Running time | 15 min, 30 min |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language | English |
| Home station | WOR-AM |
| Syndicates | Mutual Broadcasting System, Citadel Media |
| Starring | Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander |
| Announcer | Jackson Beck |
| Written by | George Putnam Ludlam |
| Recording studio | New York |
| Original release | February 12, 1940 – March 1, 1951 |
| No. of episodes | 2,088 |
| Sponsored by | Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
| Podcast | Stream from Archive.org |
The Adventures of Superman is a long-running radio serial that originally aired from 1940 to 1951 featuring the DC Comics character Superman.
The serial came to radio as a syndicated show on New York City's WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942, to February 4, 1949, as a 15-minute serial, running three or, usually, five times a week. From February 7 to June 24, 1949, it ran as a thrice-weekly half-hour show. The series shifted to ABC Saturday evenings on October 29, 1949, and then returned to afternoons twice a week on June 5, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. Because the series never aired any repeats, this means that in all, 2,088 original episodes of The Adventures of Superman aired on American radio.