Atom Man Vs. Superman: Volumes 1 & 2 (Full Frame)

VHS, 252 minutes, WARNER

Superman VS. Lex Luthor: A Classic Cliffhanger Clash. . Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen face death in a flamming vault. . Superman is lost in the Empty Doom. . an unconscious Lois heads for a cliff in a speeding car. . Jimmy is seconds from being crushed by a speeding train. . Clark Kent, Lois and Jimmy are ovecome by poisonous gas. . A plane carring Clark and Lois is blasted from the sky by a flying saucer. . A rocket of vengeance is fired at the heart of Metropolis. As the villain of Atom Man vs. Superman, warped genius Lex Luthor masterminds these and other sinister traps to rid himself of Superman and take over the world,. And the world thrilled to these white-knuckle cliffhangers through chapter after breathless chapter over the course of 15 Saturday matinees in 1950. Featuring breathless plot twists and a one-of-a-kind portrayal of the Man of Steel by Kirk Alyn, these episodes crackled with action and humor. Rarely seen over the past 39 years, they've now come home to dazzle a new generation. Luthor (Lyle Talbot) is secretly Atom Man, a TV scientist bent on global domination. Time and again, Superman saves his Daily Planet friends Lois (Noel Neill, later to continue the role in the 1950's TV series) Jimmy (Tommy Bond) and editor Perry White (Pierre Watkin) from certain death. But the Man of Steel ultimately triumphs over Luthor's cunning, making the world safe both for democracy and for you. Soar homeward with "Atom Man vs. Superman," high-flying serial adventure at its zenith.