The Dragons Teeth Part 09: The Adventures of Superman (February 28, 1941)

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“The Dragons Teeth Part 09” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 28, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Lois Lane, a reporter, is taken across a dusty plain by Walter Huffman, a dishonest jewel dealer, and his Chinese henchman Hooling after they board a train to San Francisco. Superman, the strange visitor from Krypton who fights crime disguised as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, follows the train through the mountains, searching for her. Huffman and his companions drive a car into a dust storm, and the group is forced to abandon some of their load. Lois is left alone in the storm with Hooling unconscious at her feet, and Superman has yet to reach her.

A express train travelling from Carson City toward San Francisco through mountains, then an open dusty plain during a storm

Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Walter Huffman, Hooling

Listen for: Superman tracking the train by its whistle and lights, the dust storm on the prairie, and Lois left alone with Hooling

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.