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The Midnight Intruder Part 07

The Adventures of Superman · November 30, 1942 · 14 min · 2,619 words

The transcript of “The Midnight Intruder Part 07”, an episode of The Adventures of Superman first broadcast November 30, 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 force. Four carholes and a locomotive. Able to leave four buildings at a single bound. Look, up in the sky. The bird! It's a train! It's super! Yes, it's Superman! Strange visitor from another world who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of lawful men.

Superman, who can change the cause of mighty rivers, send the steel in his bare hands. and who disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered 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. Some of these 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 or navy 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.

Because 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 eleven people back home to keep them well supplied and to see that everything runs smoothly.

It's sort of 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.

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