Left to Die: The Adventures of Superman (March 15, 1940)

“Left to Die” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 15, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent is trapped on the wing of an airplane, which is caught in a dangerous ice coating and plunging toward mountain peaks. June and Captain Anderson wait in the cabin with the pilot as the plane falls. The group is headed toward the North Star Mine, where they hope to contact the mine operators Pemberton and Deneen. Kent later arrives at the mine's entrance looking for a car and the mine, and he meets men who appear to be lying in wait for him. The Adventures of Superman is a radio serial, first broadcast on March 15, 1940, and this episode is presented as a transcription feature.

A mountain region in the western United States, including a plane in the mountains, a small town, and the North Star Gold Mine.

Characters: Clark Kent, June Anderson, Captain Anderson, Pemberton, Deneen, Superman

Listen for: The plane's sudden dive and Kent's disappearance from the wing, and the first sign that Pemberton and Deneen are plotting against the newcomers.

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.