Happyland Amusement Park - Pt 04: The Adventures of Superman (July 15, 1940)

“Happyland Amusement Park - Pt 04” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 15, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nancy Bartet and her friend Lois Lane discuss the near-fatal accidents at Nancy's Happy Land amusement park, which Nancy believes were deliberate. Lois hints that Clark Kent has gone off alone to Carnival Town to confront Midway Martin, and Nancy insists on going after him. At Carnival Town, a man calling himself Phil Jones, a would-be strong man, is brought into Martin's office with his henchman Kelly, but Martin recognises him as Clark Kent and turns a gun on him. Martin accuses Kent of working against him and knocks him unconscious. The episode is part of the Superman series, first broadcast on 1940-07-15.

Happy Land amusement park and the rival Carnival Town, a competing fairground

Characters: Nancy Bartet, Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Midway Martin, Kelly, Superman

Listen for: Martin's scheme against Happy Land and whether Superman arrives in time

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.