Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 22: The Adventures of Superman (June 12, 1947)

“Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 22” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 12, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Superman, weakened by kryptonite and suffering memory loss, is travelling by train to Metropolis to join a new baseball team under the name Buttsmith. Aboard the train, the crooked politician George Latimer and his associate Alan McGuire confront him, and the conductor refuses to let the two men stay on the train. Latimer vows revenge and chartering a plane, he hurries ahead of the train. The series is The Adventures of Superman, first broadcast on June 12, 1947.

A passenger train heading to Metropolis, and later a small town airport

Characters: Superman, George Latimer, Alan McGuire, Shorty Taylor, Conductor

Listen for: Latimer's threat to the conductor, and Superman's struggle to recall where he has seen the green glowing kryptonite before

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.