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The Plane to Canyon City

The Adventures of Superman · March 13, 1940 · 11 min · 1,993 words

The transcript of “The Plane to Canyon City”, an episode of The Adventures of Superman first broadcast March 13, 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! Up in the sky! Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! When we last saw him, Superman had just rescued Captain Anderson from the steamer Madison, and had found the hidden papers in the ship safe, just as the burning vessel exploded in a sheet of flame and the rain of falling shells.

The day our story continues back in the offices of Perry White, city editor of the newspaper on which Superman works as Clark Kent. Captain Anderson has come up from the south after seeing his crew landed safely and his sister, who is now out of the hospital, has joined him and Kent and editor White for a discussion of further plans.

Captain Anderson is talking. Listen. No, sir. I can't tell you a thing about it. The last thing I remember is beating against the hole with that fire getting closer and closer just beyond the door.

But, Captain, how did you escape? You're both group picture up out on the water where the light preserver on. Yes, Vince, how do you explain that? I don't explain it, June. I tell you I don't understand it at all. What do you think, Mr. Kent?

Well, really, Captain Anderson, I... maybe you were blown out of the ship by the explosion. My men say the explosion came afterwards. Well, it's just one of those mysteries of the sea. They'll have to let it go with that.

Oh, what do you got there, Kent? Why, it's a package of friend of mine in the coast guard sent me. Take a look, Miss Anderson. Why, Mr. Kent, it's mine. Why, that's it. That's the one June gave me.

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