Episode

Adventures of Superman: Mystery in Wax

Name: Adventures of Superman: Mystery in Wax
Released: 1953-01-02
Duration: 22 min
Cast: George Reeves, John Hamilton, Jack Larson, Robert Shayne, Noel Neill

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Overview

Lois Lane, chloroformed while investigating strange disappearances, is held prisoner in Madame Selina's wax museum of the living dead.

Details

Series: Adventures of Superman
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 16
Air date: 1953-01-02
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Mystery in Wax is Episode 16 in Season 1 of Adventures of Superman. It aired on 1953-01-02. The runtime is 22 min.

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Episode 15: Double Trouble 1952-12-26 | 22 min Lois and Jimmy follow a trail of murder that could lead to ancient riches -- or to their own deaths.

Episode 17: Runaway Robot 1953-01-09 | 22 min Captive Lois Lane will be murdered by gangsters unless inventor Horatio Hinkle uses his unique radio-controlled robot to rob banks.

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Episode 14: Treasure of the Incas 1952-12-19 | 22 min Unwittingly involved in a hunt for stolen radium, Jimmy is kidnapped and locked in a deathtrap by a fanatical doctor.

Episode 18: Drums of Death 1953-01-16 | 22 min Aided by his ace reporters, Perry White flies to Haiti to search for his sister, the prisoner of a voodoo cult.

Episode 13: The Stolen Costume 1952-12-12 | 22 min After a burglar steals Superman's costume from Clark Kent's closet, a mobster threatens to reveal the Man of Steel's secret identity. Commentary available by TV Producer/Author Gary H. Grossman.

Episode 19: The Evil Three 1953-01-23 | 22 min Perry White and Jimmy Olsen face death at the hands of three crazed murderers in a crumbling bayou hotel. Commentary available by Producer/Writer Chuck Harter.

Episode 12: The Deserted Village 1952-12-05 | 22 min As Clark Kent pursues the monster killing the few people left in Lois Lane's hometown, the girl reporter becomes its next victim.

Episode 20: The Riddle of the Chinese Jade 1953-01-30 | 22 min Lois Lane is held hostage by the armed criminal who has stolen a priceless antique and left two people to drown.

Episode 11: No Holds Barred 1952-11-28 | 22 min When a crooked wrestling promoter paralyzes honest athletes, Superman steps in to reverse the damage and rescue an innocent captive.

Episode 21: The Human Bomb 1953-02-06 | 22 min On a windswept narrow ledge high above the ground, Lois Lane is chained to a dynamite-wielding daredevil ready to die.

Episode 10: The Secret of Superman 1952-11-21 | 22 min An insane scientist, using powerful experimental truth drugs on Perry White, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, learns Superman's true identity.

Episode 22: Czar of the Underworld 1953-02-13 | 22 min A killer sabotaging the filming of a crime exposé stalks Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson on a Hollywood studio soundstage.