The Headless Indian Part 15: The Adventures of Superman (November 13, 1942)

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“The Headless Indian Part 15” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 13, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Superman and his companions Perry White, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are at a hunting lodge in northern Canada, investigating the mystery of a headless Indian that has been driving guests of Aston Beauvay out of their minds. Perry White has been badly mauled by a grizzly bear, and Superman carries him back to the lodge, where Kent arranges to radio Lieutenant Bennett at the Royal Mountain Police station in Lake Minto for help. Meanwhile Niall Graham, whom Kent suspects of being the villain, takes Lois Lane to a canyon to look at tracks in the snow, and Graham begins to lay plans against her. This episode is part of The Adventures of Superman, first aired on November 13, 1942.

A hunting lodge in northern Canada, the nearby woods and a canyon, and the Royal Mountain Police station at Lake Minto

Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, Perry White, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Niall Graham, Aston Beauvay, Lieutenant Bennett

Listen for: Graham's rifle aimed at Lois Lane in the woods, and the question of whether Superman arrives in time

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.