Story Of The Century Part 06: The Adventures of Superman (April 8, 1946)

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“Story Of The Century Part 06” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 8, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent, reporter, and his friend Candy Mires, a private detective, investigate the disappearance of editor Perry White and photographer Jimmy Olsen, who vanished while carrying ten thousand dollars each. Kent is visited by Bruce Wayne, who reveals that Mrs. Walsh, the landlady named in the case, seems to have no rooming house at all, and that Inspector Henderson has grown suspicious of Kent. Candy receives a tip and goes to Kent's closet, where he finds a hatbox containing two packages of money. Kent insists he knew nothing about it and hurries away in his Superman costume to police headquarters, where he tells the inspector he has solved the mystery. The episode is part six of The Adventures of Superman and first aired on April 8, 1946.

Metropolis, in Clark Kent's apartment, Candy Mires' detective office, and police headquarters

Characters: Clark Kent, Candy Mires, Bruce Wayne, Batman, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Inspector Henderson

Listen for: The discovery of the hatbox in Kent's closet, and Kent's claim to Inspector Henderson that he has solved the mystery

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.