Story Of The Century Part 10: The Adventures of Superman (April 12, 1946)

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“Story Of The Century Part 10” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 12, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and his friend Batman search for Candy Mires, a private detective who has vanished from Kent's apartment. Candy had been waiting there with $20,000 in cash, part of a prank started by Lois Lane, Perry White and Jimmy Olsen. Evidence in the apartment suggests a gunshot and a struggle, and Kent's neighbor, Mr. Nielsen, reports seeing two men carry a limp man out of the building. The pair pursue the few clues they have, including a vague detail about one man's clothing and a suspicion about a taxi driver. This is part ten of The Adventures of Superman, and the broadcast is a 1946 episode of the radio series.

Clark Kent's apartment and the city streets of Metropolis, one evening

Characters: Clark Kent, Batman, Candy Mires, Lois Lane, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Mr. Nielsen, Inspector Henderson

Listen for: Mr. Nielsen's account of the two men carrying a man from Kent's apartment, and the detail about brown putty leggings

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.