Atom Man In Metropolis Part 12: The Adventures of Superman (November 22, 1945)

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“Atom Man In Metropolis Part 12” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 22, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

The Atom Man and his ally Sidney hold Clark Kent in a secret cellar beneath Sidney's country house, weakened by kryptonite and starved for three days. Kent's pulse grows weaker as the two men argue over their plans and their fear of being discovered. Sidney, a fat man who schemes for money, keeps watch over the Atom Man, who grows restless and wants to leave the hideout. Sidney has a pistol and warns that he will shoot if the Atom Man steps out. Kent, conscious but unable to move, waits as the tension between the two men builds toward a confrontation. Superman's fate depends on what the two men do next.

A secret cellar under the garage of Sidney's secluded country house

Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Henry Miller, the Atom Man, Sidney, Jimmy Olsen, Candy Myers

Listen for: The argument between Sidney and Henry Miller, and the sound of the struggle in the cellar at the end of the episode

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.