Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 33: The Adventures of Superman (June 27, 1947)

“Superman Vs. Kryptonite - Part 33” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 27, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Superman, having lost his memory after being fed liquid kryptonite by a former Nazi doctor named Marsh, is rescued by Batman and Robin from a farmhouse where George Latimer holds him captive. Superman regains his memory, and the trio escape the collapsing farmhouse and dispose of the kryptonite in the Atlantic Ocean. Superman then returns to the Daily Planet, where Perry White, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen press him about his disappearance, and he struggles to explain without revealing his double identity. The series is The Adventures of Superman, first aired June 27, 1947.

A secluded farmhouse, the Atlantic Ocean, and the offices of the Daily Planet in Metropolis

Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, Batman, Robin, George Latimer, Dr. Marsh, Perry White, Lois Lane

Listen for: Superman regaining his memory in the sky and his friends' questions at the Daily Planet about his disappearance

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.