The Headless Indian Part 14: The Adventures of Superman (November 12, 1942)

“The Headless Indian Part 14” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 12, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Superman, disguised as reporter Clark Kent, is at a remote hunting lodge in northern Canada with Lois Lane, Perry White and Jimmy Olsen, investigating the legend of a headless Indian who rides the forest at night. Guest Niles Graham makes a gentle, flirtatious approach to Lois and invites her to go shooting. Meanwhile Perry White and Jimmy Olsen, out hunting in the snow, are attacked by a grizzly bear, and Perry is fighting it off with a hunting knife while Jimmy stays close beside him. Clark, troubled by news of the hunters, hurries after them, leaving the episode with the danger unresolved. The episode is part fourteen of the Adventures of Superman radio series, first broadcast on November 12, 1942, with the title role played by the series' regular cast.

A hunting lodge in the Hudson Bay region of northern Canada, and the snowy forest and canyon nearby

Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Sebastian Beauvais, Niles Graham

Listen for: Clark's account of the headless Indian and the flying horse, and Perry White's struggle with the grizzly bear in the snow

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.