Mystery In Arabia Part 07: The Adventures of Superman (October 7, 1942)

“Mystery In Arabia Part 07” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 7, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen and the disguised Superman investigate the disappearances of Lois Lane and the Countess Wojczaska in Arabia. Their search leads them to a fortune teller in Mecca whose hand bears a scar matching that of the Shakespearean actor Sir Microp Sweet, and the men question him about the missing women. Sir Microp explains how he came to be in the streets and what he has learned of the kidnapping plot, while a man is seen following someone along a lonely street. The episode ends with Lois's whereabouts still unclear and the group heading for an old mosque.

Mecca, Arabia

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Sir Microp Sweet, Countess Wojczaska

Listen for: The scar on the back of the fortune teller's hand and the group's trip to the old mosque at the end.

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.