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Clark Kent, Mild-Mannered Reporter

The Adventures of Superman · February 14, 1940 · 11 min · 1,959 words

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Presenting Superman up in the sky. Look, it's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman. And now Superman, eight wonder of the modern world. Visitor from a distant planet whose strength knows no limits, whose endurance is beyond anything humanity has ever known.

We have seen how the child of Jor-El and Lara was placed in the rocket ship and set on his way to Earth. During the long journey of the rocket ship to the Earth, the child has become a man.

The rocket landed in the desert. Superman stepped forth full-grown to explore this strange new world in which he found himself. Today as our story continues, we find him hovering with his curious power above a quiet highway in Indiana.

A trolley car is just pulling up the hill and a Superman wheels and turns in curious flight unseen below a man and a boy come out of the shed that serves as waiting room. Marnant Professor, good morning.

Go on to the toad. Yes, that's right, John. Taking Jimmy to the fair. That is a great show, all right. Whether they can join my only passengers, make yourselves at home. I'm going to get me a drink of water.

All right. My dad, we've got the trolley all to ourselves. Yeah, regular private car. Where the Motorman go? And just over to the spring for a drink. It's a mighty hot day. You better hurry or we'll be late.

We can't start without the Motorman. But we are starting. Look, Dad, the doors have closed. We're moving. Here's what happened. Dad, I want to get out. The brakes. Something happened to the brakes. Let's get out quick. Open the doors.

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