Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 02: The Adventures of Superman (March 7, 1941)

The Adventures of Superman, old-time radio on Stupid Potato

“Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 02” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 7, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

Listen to The Adventures of Superman free, live around the clock: every episode, in the order it first aired. No sign-up.

What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen sail aboard the Clara M, the last of the old clipper ships, on a voyage around the world. At dinner in Captain Hawkins' cabin, the captain's odd crew-signing troubles come up, and Mr. Barnaby, the one-legged first mate, tells them the legend of the Whistler, a long-dead first mate said to haunt the ship. A whistling is heard in the fog on deck, and the captain is then found in the water after apparently falling overboard. Kent suspects a deliberate attempt on the captain's life and sets out to learn what is really happening aboard the ship. This is the second part of the Superman radio serial.

The clipper ship Clara M at sea, sailing south on a round-the-world voyage, with a foggy night in the captain's cabin and on the deck.

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Captain Hawkins, Mr. Barnaby, Superman

Listen for: The whistling heard in the fog and the legend of the Whistler, along with Kent's suspicion about the captain's fall overboard.

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.