Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 26: The Adventures of Superman (June 18, 1947)

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“Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 26” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 18, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and private detective Candy Myers watch Bud Smith, a baseball pitcher for the Metropolis Titans, play his first game. Bud Smith is a man who lost his memory after being given liquid Kryptonite by Big George Vladimir, and the friends suspect he is really Superman. Candy promises to prove the resemblance after the game, while the crooked politician Big George Latimer grows anxious that Superman might recover his memory. The episode is part of the Adventures of Superman radio series, a Mutual Broadcasting System production, and this installment is Part 26 of the story.

Metropolis, at the Titans' ballpark and then outside the Titans' clubhouse

Characters: Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Candy Myers, Bud Smith, Big George Latimer, Superman

Listen for: Candy Myers reveals how he plans to prove whether Bud Smith is Superman, and Sergeant Donovan reports that Smith has disappeared.

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.