Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 24: The Adventures of Superman (June 16, 1947)

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“Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 24” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 16, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen drive the amnesiac baseball pitcher Bud Smith toward the ballpark, unaware that he is really Superman. Big George Latimer and private detective Al McGuire follow in another car, plotting to ambush him. Latimer has arranged for the road ahead to be blocked and the traffic diverted, and the trap is set on Dunhill Road. Lois, Jimmy and Bud encounter a suspicious roadblock and a large truck that moves toward their car. The Adventures of Superman was a radio serial from 1947, and this episode, part 24, aired on June 16, 1947. Bud Smith's conversation with Lois and Jimmy about his past and missing memory is part of the story.

Metropolis, on Dunhill Road, en route to the Metropolis ballpark

Characters: Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Bud Smith, Superman, George Latimer, Al McGuire

Listen for: The truck bearing down on Lois Lane's car on Dunhill Road

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.