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The Adventures of Superman · September 17, 1942 · 14 min · 2,631 words
The transcript of “The Tiny Men Part 03”, an episode of The Adventures of Superman first broadcast September 17, 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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First of them are speeding forth. More powerful than a locomotive. They're able to meet poor buildings at a single bound. Look! Up in the sky! The fire! It's a storm! It's Superman! There's its Superman, trained visitor from another world who came to earth with powers and abilities for the young girls of mortal men.
Superman, who can change the cause of mighty rivers, and seal in his bare hands, and who disguise as park-head, mild men 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.
So, listen girls, don't ever get the idea that there's nothing you can do to help win this war. Just because you can't join the army doesn't mean that you can't be part of this big fight to preserve the American way of life. No, sir, not at all. There is one big important thing you can do and I'm going to tell you about that right now.
You see, aside from the fact that we can't all be soldiers, sailors or marines, because we're too young or too old or something, it's necessary for a good many of us to stay right here where we are. As a matter of fact, Uncle Sam says, that for every man in the armed forces
there must be 11 people back home to keep them well supplied and to see that everything runs smoothly. It's sort of like, well, it's like a civilian army that cooperates with the armed forces to help win the war. And that's where you come in, you and I.
For we are all members of this civilian army. And the best way we can help our boys at the front is to buy war-saving stamp and bonds and buy them regularly. Now how does that help? Well, let me tell you. It helps our government to finance the war. It helps to buy guns and tanks and planes and all the other things the army, navy and marines
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