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The Adventures of Superman · November 9, 1942 · 14 min · 2,626 words
The transcript of “The Headless Indian Part 11”, an episode of The Adventures of Superman first broadcast November 9, 1942. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Adventures of Superman plays The Adventures of Superman free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Faster than a speeding bullet. More car-folds and locomotive. Able to leave poor buildings at a single bound. Look! Up in the sky! The bird! It's a train! It's Superman! Yes, it's Superman. Trains visitors from another world who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.
Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, then steal in his bare hands. hands, and who disguised as Clark Kent, mild man of reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way.
But before we join Superman, here is an important message. Fellows and girls, I'll bet when you saw the newspaper headline saying, United States troops take over Algiers, you were just as thrilled and as proud as you could be.
When you heard of the exploits of General Eisenhower's men, you wished you were old enough to join them and get them to scrap yourself. Well, those of us who are too young or too old to join the armed forces have almost as important a job to do.
Our job is to help win this war by providing our armed forces with all the war materials they need. How can we do this? Simply by turning all our dimes and quarters and 50 cent pieces into war-saving stamps and bonds.
You see, it's the money from the war-saving stamps you and I buy that finances this war but pays for guns and tanks and planes and ships needed to beat the Axis to save the American way of life. Let's look at the American war effort this way. Just imagine a huge funnel leading into a tremendous machine, picture of broad rushing river of nickels, dimes, and
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