The Howling Coyote - Pt 06: The Adventures of Superman (December 25, 1940)

“The Howling Coyote - Pt 06” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 25, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Superman, disguised as Clark Kent, visits the ranch of Comanche Joe with Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen. Ronson, a ranch hand, is responsible for a series of strange accidents on the ranch and oil fields. After Ronson seriously injures Jimmy Olsen, the boy's friend Tumbleweed Jones struggles to carry him through a blizzard toward a doctor twenty miles away, only to find they have been walking in circles. Superman finds them in the snow and carries both to Dr. Parker's office, where the doctor prepares to operate on Jimmy's skull while Tumbleweed insists he be treated. The episode ends with Jimmy's condition still critical.

The ranch of Comanche Joe, the surrounding mountains and snowy trail, and Dr. Parker's office in town

Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Comanche Joe, Ronson, Tumbleweed Jones, Dr. Parker

Listen for: Superman locating the boy and Tumbleweed in the snow and carrying them to Dr. Parker, and the doctor's operation on Jimmy

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.