Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 01: The Adventures of Superman (May 14, 1947)

“Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 01” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 14, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent, the Daily Planet reporter, is shaken after gangster-turned-convict George Latimer forces his way into his office, demanding knowledge of Kryptonite and a meeting with Superman. Latimer has sinister intentions and a deadline of ten o'clock that night. Clark flees out the window to avoid questions from Lois Lane and editor Perry White, and goes off alone into the woods to think. Meanwhile, Lois and White try to reach him by phone without success. The Adventures of Superman, a radio serial, aired on May 14, 1947.

Metropolis, including the Daily Planet offices and nearby woods

Characters: Clark Kent, Superman, Lois Lane, Perry White, George Latimer, Beanie

Listen for: Latimer's ten o'clock deadline and Superman's sudden idea to get the Kryptonite away from him

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.