The Atom Man Part 02: The Adventures of Superman (October 11, 1945)

“The Atom Man Part 02” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 11, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson of Metropolis Police arrive at a burned-out basement laboratory where two men lie injured and dead. One man is identified as Dr. Alexander Olofsky, finance minister of Bel-Gravia, who has been stabbed. The other, Fred Krause, is badly burned and barely alive. Traces of Kryptonite are found in the basement, linking the scene to the Scarlet Widow and her henchman Snickers. Kent works to bring Krause around so he can reveal where the widow and the Kryptonite have gone. Meanwhile, Toyfel, disguised as Olofsky, travels through Europe toward Germany. This is part two of the Adventures of Superman, a 1945 episode of the radio series.

Metropolis, a dingy tenement basement laboratory, and later Lisbon, Paris, and travel toward Germany

Characters: Clark Kent, Inspector Henderson, Officer Haley, Fred Krause, Dr. Alexander Olofsky, Scarlet Widow, Snickers, Toyfel

Listen for: Kent's attempt to revive Fred Krause and whether Krause reveals the location of the Scarlet Widow and the Kryptonite

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.