Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 07: The Adventures of Superman (March 19, 1941)

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“Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 07” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 19, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Oates are aboard the Clara M, the last of the clipper ships, caught in a violent storm far from land. Superman, having returned to Metropolis to look into strange happenings aboard the ship, hears the distress call and races back to help. The anchor has broken loose and is battering the hull, and First Mate Barnaby, whose wooden leg was crushed in the rolling, is injured. Captain Hawkins has been hurt badly and is in serious condition. The crew struggles to secure the anchor, and Clark Kent makes a desperate plan to save the captain's life.

The clipper ship Clara M, caught in a storm at sea, with Metropolis about 200 miles away

Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Jimmy Oates, Captain Hawkins, Barnaby, Bonneby

Listen for: The heavy anchor battering the side of the ship and Superman's arrival over the storm

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.