Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 04: The Adventures of Superman (March 12, 1941)

“Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 04” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 12, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen are aboard the Clara M, an old clipper ship, where strange events unsettle the crew. Jimmy hears a mysterious whistling at night and follows it into the rigging, where he is caught and then found unconscious on deck, his hands badly hurt. He insists that someone or something saved him from a fall, but the captain is skeptical. Kent presses Captain Hawkins to acknowledge the strange happenings aboard, and the captain orders the ship searched. Meanwhile, the first mate Barnaby recounts how he lost his leg, and the helmsman is found steering off course, raising questions about what is really happening on the ship.

Aboard the Clara M, an old clipper ship at sea, in the ship's cabins, rigging and deck at night.

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

Listen for: The eerie whistling of the Whistler, Jimmy's account of his fall, and Kent's confrontation with the captain over what happened aboard the ship.

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.