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The Adventures of Superman · August 23, 1940 · 11 min · 1,950 words
The transcript of “The Mayan Treasure - Pt 06”, an episode of The Adventures of Superman first broadcast August 23, 1940. 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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Presenting the transcription feature, Superman! Guys, look! It's a plane! It's Superman! And now Superman, champion of the week and the oppressed, who came to earth from the planet Krypton before it was destroyed by quakes and fire.
Superman, faster than a bullet speeding to its target, stronger than the fabled Samson. Who goes about his daily tasks on Earth, disguised as mild-mannered Clark Kent, news reporter for the daily planet. When we last saw them, Kent and Major Dover on an excavation trip among the Mayan ruins of Central America had gotten their first glimpse of what they were told with the centuries old Mayan goddess, Ashta,
will appear to be to their startled eyes merely a beautiful girl asleep. Then as they crowded close to the couch upon which Ashta was lying, her eyelids began to flutter. When Kent turned toward Burt, the cockney advisor to Chief Tasso with an accusation on his lips, the floor suddenly gave way, and Kent, Dover and Chief Tasso were plunged into the blackness below.
As we continue our story today, a few minutes have elapsed. In a room adjoining the ceremonial hall, Camaro, the murderous high priest, resplendent in his robes and headdress of office, his hastily transferring piles of precious stones and gold images into several open chests.
Suddenly the door of the room creaks open. Listen. It's all finished and done, we'll come out of the RV. You can take off that address now. They won't be coming around. You know, for sure, amigo.
These can't end all but have escaped our traps before. before. They won't this time they're in the room below the altar and there's nothing but solid walls around them. When are we ready to get going?
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