Looking For Kryptonite Part 13: The Adventures of Superman (December 20, 1945)

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“Looking For Kryptonite Part 13” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 20, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson follow a lead from the captured gang member Smith to a book and gift shop on Winston Road, where they believe the Scarlet Widow is hiding. Superman's search for the stolen pieces of Kryptonite continues, and the mysterious leader known as Mr. Jones has escaped with the gang's files. The Adventures of Superman radio series, first broadcast on December 20, 1945, presents this installment. The episode ends with Henderson and Kent finding the Scarlet Widow badly wounded at the hideout.

Metropolis, including police headquarters, a cell block, and a book and gift shop on Winston Road

Characters: Clark Kent, Inspector Henderson, Superman, Smith, Mr. Jones, Scarlet Widow, Snickers

Listen for: Smith's clue that Mr. Jones laughed when asked about the Scarlet Widow, and the discovery of the wounded Scarlet Widow at the hideout

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.