What happens
Clark Kent narrates the story of Superman's experiences on the lost planet Utopia, where Jimmy Olsen and his friend Anthar are held prisoner by the evil regent Seram. Superman arrives in the palace courtyard just as the two are about to be sent to their deaths in a space shell, but he finds himself unable to move, held down by the planet's heavy gravity. Seram interrogates Jimmy about the red-caped stranger, and Jimmy reveals his identity, while Seram threatens Jimmy with a glass marble weapon. The episode ends with Jimmy forced to choose how he will die, and Superman struggling in a dark dungeon.
The lost planet Utopia, including the palace courtyard, a royal chamber overlooking a garden with a statue of the former king, and a dark dungeon beneath the palace.
Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Anthar, Seram, Poco
Listen for: Seram's glass marble weapon, which shatters the gold statue, and the moment Jimmy is given one minute to choose how he will die.
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.