Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.
Practical Effects
Flying scenes achieved with dubious animation and brazen denial.
Acting
Kirk Alyn's chin-first Superman performance, iconic for all wrong reasons.
Production
15-episode serial structure, cliffhanger addiction before streaming existed.
Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
US
