Mystery of the Lost Planet - Part 03: The Adventures of Superman (April 11, 1947)

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“Mystery of the Lost Planet - Part 03” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 11, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jimmy Olsen is taken by the bearded Anthar and his companion Poco on a journey through space to the planet Utopia, which Anthar claims is planning to conquer Earth. Upon landing in the park of Regis, Utopia's capital, Jimmy finds himself unable to move freely because of the heavier gravity there. Anthar and Poco carry him toward the laboratory of Goss, a friend who works secretly against Zoram, the ruler who has seized power. Guards are closing in as they struggle to reach the house. Back on Earth, Clark Kent and Perry White search the roof of the Daily Planet for Jimmy and find the radio announcer Tom Carlson unconscious.

Utopia, in the park and city of Regis, and the Daily Planet Building on Earth

Characters: Jimmy Olsen, Anthar, Poco, Clark Kent, Perry White, Tom Carlson, Goss, Zoram

Listen for: Anthar and Poco struggling to carry Jimmy through the guards toward Goss's house, and Clark and Perry finding Tom Carlson unconscious on the roof

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.