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Adventures of Superman: Season 4

13 episodes Premiered Feb 18, 1956 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Adventures of Superman

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Adventures of Superman Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Joey

Feb 18, 1956 · 25 min

A day at the races: Superman fights track corruption and the Daily Planet's racehorse gallops to victory.

S4·E2 Core

The Unlucky Number

Feb 25, 1956 · 25 min

Guess the number of jelly beans in the jar. With superman's help, it's possible to win a fixed contest.

S4·E3 Core

The Big Freeze

Mar 3, 1956 · 25 min

They'll stop him cold! Thugs think a freezer will keep Superman on ice during a rigged election.

S4·E4 Core

Peril by Sea

Mar 10, 1956 · 25 min

Criminals aboard a submarine aim to torpedo Perry White and his seaside cottage to smithereens.

S4·E5 Core

Topsy Turvy

Apr 21, 1956 · 25 min

Which way is up? An invention that causes the illusion of being upside-down is stolen for villainous use.

S4·E6 Core

Jimmy the Kid

Apr 28, 1956 · 25 min

Who's that guy? Hoodlums kidnap Jimmy and put a tough-talking lookalike in his place at the Daily Planet.

S4·E7 Core

The Girl Who Hired Superman

May 5, 1956 · 25 min

Villains have Superman right where they want him when he attends a party for a visiting foreign dignitary.

S4·E8 Core

The Wedding of Superman

May 12, 1956 · 25 min

Superman pops the question, Lois says "yes". Is it a dream come true for the smitten femme reporter?

S4·E9 Core

Dagger Island

May 19, 1956 · 25 min

Three brothers, one fortune. Its finders keepers as the trio hunt for a hidden family inheritance.

S4·E10 Core

Blackmail

May 26, 1956 · 25 min

A $500,000 heist -- and Inspector Henderson is the fall guy when some of the dough is planted on him.

S4·E11 Core

The Deadly Rock

Jun 2, 1956 · 25 min

Mobsters use Kryptonite to capture the Man of Steel -- or at least a man they think is Superman!

S4·E12 Mytharc

The Phantom Ring

Jun 9, 1956 · 25 min

How do you stop thieves who have the power of invisibility? That's the new challenge facing Superman!

S4·E13 Mytharc

The Jolly Roger

Jun 16, 1956 · 25 min

Shiver me timbers! Pirates hold Clark, Lois and Jimmy on a deserted isle the U.S. Navy intends to destroy.

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