Themes
Superman arrived on television in 1952 with a mythology established through comic books, a novel, a radio series, two theatrical serials, and several Max Fleischer animated shorts. None of Superman's established foes like Brainiac or Lex Luthor appeared on the TV show, but Mr. Zero, a miniature Martian suggesting Superman's comic book foe Mr. Mxyzptlk, made an appearance in a fifth-season color episode. The most potent element incorporated into the show from the established mythology was the superhero's vulnerability to Kryptonite. Several episodes during the course of the show's run featured the substance as a plot device. Another element appropriated from the mythology for the television series was Lois Lane's suspicions regarding Clark Kent's true identity and her romantic infatuation with Superman.
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