Dr.Blys Confidence Gang Part 05: The Adventures of Superman (September 11, 1945)

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“Dr.Blys Confidence Gang Part 05” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 11, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Batman search an amusement park for the missing Jimmy Olsen, Dick Grayson and Lois Lane. Dr. Bly, head of a confidence ring, has kidnapped Lois because her resemblance to the wanted murderess Dixie Lamar suits his scheme. Kent and Batman lose their way in a maze of mirrors while Bly escapes, and Lois is held captive in a frame house outside the park, guarded by Bly's assistant Happy. The Adventures of Superman, a radio series, first aired on September 11, 1945. The episode is part five of the Dr. Bly storyline.

An amusement park outside Metropolis, including its hall of mirrors, and a frame house nearby

Characters: Clark Kent, Batman, Jimmy Olsen, Dick Grayson, Lois Lane, Dr. Bly, Happy, Dixie Lamar

Listen for: Clark Kent and Batman lost in the hall of mirrors, and Lois Lane's struggle with Happy in the locked room

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.