Crooked Oil Association Part 06: The Adventures of Superman (October 17, 1941)

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“Crooked Oil Association Part 06” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 17, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen stay on at the ranch after their friend Comanche Joe is found shot dead. Tumbleweed Jones has inherited the ranch, but no formal deed was filed, and banker Abner Cheney demands repayment of a $15,000 loan. Chuck Connors, deputized, arrests Tumbleweed after a tense standoff. Kent and Jimmy then ride to the Indian reservation to speak with Comanche Joe's father, hoping to settle the ranch's ownership. The chief's response is uncertain, and the boys meet unexpected trouble on the way.

A ranch near Lost Valley, with the nearby Comanche reservation

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Tumbleweed Jones, Comanche Joe, Abner Cheney, Chuck Connors

Listen for: Cheney's demand for the loan and Tumbleweed's arrest

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.