The Headless Indian Part 08: The Adventures of Superman (November 4, 1942)

“The Headless Indian Part 08” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 4, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent, Perry White, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are flying north to the Hudson Bay hunting lodge of Sebastian Beauvais, an old friend of White's who needs help. Their seaplane crashes into a river in flames, and Superman pulls the plane to shore, saving everyone aboard. In Metropolis, a mysterious figure called the Laffer plots against the group with his henchman Bullets Maguire, and he tells Bullets he has a new idea. Back in Ottawa, White grows impatient with the delays, and he arranges a private flight with a pilot named Shepherd. The group boards the plane with a passenger named Niles Graham, who seems friendly and welcoming.

Northern Canada and Ottawa, with a penthouse in Metropolis

Characters: Clark Kent, Perry White, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, The Laffer, Bullets Maguire, Sebastian Beauvais

Listen for: The Laffer's clever idea about letting the group reach the hunting lodge

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.