Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 27: The Adventures of Superman (June 19, 1947)

“Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 27” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 19, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Batman, Robin and private detective Candy Myers search for Bud Smith, a baseball player whom Candy believes is their friend Clark Kent. Smith disappeared after a night game in Metropolis when the lights went out, and Candy suspects politician George Latimer ordered the abduction. Batman and Robin follow the lead to Latimer's house, while Smith, who is weakened and restrained, lies helpless in a bungalow where Latimer and Dr. Marsh are preparing a dangerous drug. The episode is part 27 of The Adventures of Superman, which aired on June 19, 1947.

Metropolis, including a city ballpark, Latimer's house, and a small bungalow

Characters: Batman, Robin, Candy Myers, Bud Smith, Clark Kent, George Latimer, Dr. Marsh, Vladimir

Listen for: Candy's suspicion that Latimer is behind the lights going out at the ballpark, and Latimer and Dr. Marsh preparing the kryptonite solution for the helpless prisoner

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.