Atom Man In Metropolis Part 13: The Adventures of Superman (November 23, 1945)

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“Atom Man In Metropolis Part 13” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 23, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent, who is secretly Superman, lies weakened in a hidden cellar under a country garage, drained by Kryptonite. His captor, Henry Miller, has turned on his ally Sidney, who is dead now, and has taken Sidney's car and clothing. Miller, now calling himself the Atom Man, heads for Metropolis, where he phones the mayor with a threat against the Metropolis Stadium. Meanwhile Clark struggles to reach the hidden switch that would open the concrete floor above him, hoping to warn Inspector Anderson before the Atom Man strikes.

A secluded country house garage and cellar, and later the streets and drugstore of Metropolis.

Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Henry Miller, Sidney, Inspector Anderson, The Mayor

Listen for: Miller's threatening phone call to the mayor and Clark's desperate struggle to open the concrete floor.

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.