The Ghost Car Part 08: The Adventures of Superman (February 25, 1942)

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“The Ghost Car Part 08” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 25, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Lois Lane are investigating a phantom car that has caused several accidents on the roads of the Baro deude Ranch, which they suspect is meant to frighten owner Steve Graham into selling. After Superman rescues young Jimmy Olsen and the gaucho Alfredo from a burning cabin, the group returns to the ranch and learns that the man named Shorty was only a tool. Kent sets a trap by inventing a buyer named Orville Winston who is travelling up to the ranch in Graham's car. Kent drives toward the tunnel where the ghost car has appeared, and the story continues from there.

The Baro deude Ranch and the surrounding hills, a deserted cabin, and a tunnel on the road to the ranch, with the city of Metropolis in the background

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Alfredo, Steve Graham, Blaine, Shorty, Perry White

Listen for: Clark Kent's plan to trap the ghost car driver and the reveal of who is behind the accidents

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.