Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 25: The Adventures of Superman (June 17, 1947)

“Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 25” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 17, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Bud Smith, a pitcher who has lost his memory, is recruited by the Metropolis Titans. Reporters Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen believe he resembles their missing friend Clark Kent, and after a near-accident on Dunhill Road they suspect he may be Clark. They turn to private detective Candy Myers, who promises to prove the link by watching Smith pitch that night. Meanwhile, big George Latimer and his secretary Blake make plans of their own involving Smith. This is the twenty-fifth part of The Adventures of Superman, first broadcast in 1947.

Metropolis, including Dunhill Road, a ballpark, Candy Myers's office, and George Latimer's library in Metropolis Heights

Characters: Bud Smith, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Candy Myers, George Latimer, Al Maguire, Blake, Clark Kent

Listen for: Candy Myers's plan to prove whether Bud Smith is Clark Kent at that evening's game, and George Latimer's plot against Superman

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.