Mystery of the Lost Planet - Part 12: The Adventures of Superman (April 24, 1947)

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“Mystery of the Lost Planet - Part 12” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 24, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent recounts his experiences on the planet Utopia, where he and Jimmy Olsen are held prisoner by Regent Saram. Saram's astrologer has miscalculated, and the planet begins to crack apart earlier than predicted. Saram plans to launch his warriors toward Earth at eleven o'clock and orders Kent, Olsen, Poco and Amphar to watch from the courtyard. Kent strains against the heavy gravity, trying to break free. The planet continues to crumble around the prisoners as the episode builds toward its climax. The Adventures of Superman, from 1947, presents this story in its twelfth part.

The planet Utopia, in the palace courtyard and council room of Regent Saram

Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Saram, Captain Teller, Poco, Amphar

Listen for: Clark Kent's effort to break free from the gravity holding him, and the planet's breakup

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.