Atom Man In Metropolis Part 17: The Adventures of Superman (November 29, 1945)

“Atom Man In Metropolis Part 17” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 29, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent, badly weakened after being trapped in a secret cellar, is rescued by Candy Myers and Jimmy Olsen at the deserted country house of Sidney, whose body lies nearby. Kent warns that Henry Miller, the Nazi Ataman, has atomic power and plans to destroy Metropolis that night. Kent recovers enough to meet Inspector Henderson and Perry White at police headquarters, where guards are posted along the canal and river. Kent says he can contact Superman, who is recovering from his injuries. As dusk falls, Miller, disguised, rides a delivery truck toward the reservoir above the city.

Metropolis, a deserted country house with a secret cellar, police headquarters, and the reservoir above the city

Characters: Clark Kent, Candy Myers, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Inspector Henderson, Henry Miller, Superman

Listen for: Kent's warning that Miller has atomic power, and the report that the reservoir dam is the target

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.