The Atom Man Part 09: The Adventures of Superman (October 22, 1945)

“The Atom Man Part 09” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 22, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

In a secret cave in the Black Forest, the Nazi scientist Dutoyevo injects pure kryptonite into a young German named Milch, who lay in a coma and was nearly buried. Milch wakes with immense atomic power, and the scientist Toifel and General Brumburg watch as he demonstrates it by destroying the cave. Toifel then orders him to go to America, find work at the Daily Planet in Metropolis, and get close to Superman. The episode ends with Milch leaving under the name Henry Miller, and it sets up a battle between him and Superman. This is part nine of The Adventures of Superman, a radio series; the transcript does not give an air date or cast.

A secret cave in the Black Forest of Germany, a hill above it, and the nearby forest.

Characters: Superman, Milch, Dutoyevo, Toifel, General Brumburg

Listen for: The moment Milch raises his mesh-gloved hands and the cave explodes, followed by Toifel's order that he travel to Metropolis and the Daily Planet.

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.