Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 30: The Adventures of Superman (June 24, 1947)

“Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 30” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 24, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Superman, who has lost his memory and believes he is baseball star Bud Smith, is held by the crooked politician George Latimer. Batman and Robin follow a lead from a hoodlum called Punchy, who has been stabbed before he can reveal where Smith is being kept. Racing to an address on Adams Street, they and Inspector Henderson find the bungalow empty, with neither Smith nor Latimer inside. The series is The Adventures of Superman, broadcast in 1947.

Metropolis, including a rooming house, Adams Street and a bungalow

Characters: Superman, Batman, Robin, George Latimer, Dr. Marsh, Punchy, Stubby, Inspector Henderson

Listen for: Punchy's dying clues about where Bud Smith is held, and the empty bungalow at 2119 Adams Street

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.