The Black Narcissus Part 05: The Adventures of Superman (October 16, 1942)

“The Black Narcissus Part 05” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 16, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Lois Lane are flying with young Jimmy Olsen toward the Belgian Congo after leaving Mecca in a private plane. Before boarding, Jimmy was handed a box containing a black narcissus flower with poisoned thorns, and a thorn pricked his finger. Clark treats the wound with a tourniquet, a cut, and suction, while Lois assists. Later, as the plane crosses the Nile, Jimmy grows feverish and dizzy, and the travelers prepare to land at Cairo. The Adventures of Superman, an American radio serial from 1942, is the series here, and the episode is the fifth part of The Black Narcissus storyline.

A private transport plane flying from Mecca toward Egypt, over the Red Sea and the Nile.

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Pilot

Listen for: Jimmy's worsening fever as the plane approaches Cairo, and Clark's urgency to get him to a doctor.

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.