The Black Narcissus Part 09: The Adventures of Superman (October 22, 1942)

The Adventures of Superman, old-time radio on Stupid Potato

“The Black Narcissus Part 09” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 22, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

Listen to The Adventures of Superman free, live around the clock: every episode, in the order it first aired. No sign-up.

What happens

Clark Kent and Lois Lane are in Egypt on their way to the Belgian Congo, searching for Prince Seba, heir to the Sheik of Mecca's riches. Jimmy Olsen is recovering in a hospital after being poisoned. Lois is visited in her hotel room by a one-eyed Egyptian who hypnotizes her and learns that Prince Seba is in a Cairo hospital. Later, Clark confronts the same man in the street. The man reveals a poison capsule and collapses, dying. Clark carries him to the hospital as Superman, where doctors say it is too late. The episode closes with the one-eyed man rising from the dead and vowing to continue.

Cairo, Egypt, a hotel and a hospital, during the night

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Dr. Hammond, The one-eyed Egyptian

Listen for: The one-eyed Egyptian's hypnosis of Lois Lane and his poison capsule confrontation with Clark Kent

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.