The Invisible Man - Pt 02: The Adventures of Superman (November 13, 1940)

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“The Invisible Man - Pt 02” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 13, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Lois Lane of the Daily Planet are preparing a series of articles to expose District Attorney Parker as corrupt, supplied with facts by former assistant Ralph Renson. An invisible man appears in the editor's office and warns them not to publish, insisting he is working for Parker and can make his threats good. Kent refuses to be intimidated and the stranger vanishes. The threats continue at a dinner date, where Kent and Lois are told to drop the campaign or regret it. Back at the office, editor Perry White receives a final warning that the presses will be stopped if they run the story. The Adventures of Superman is a 1940 radio series, and this episode aired on November 13, 1940. The episode ends with the question of whether the threats will be carried out.

The offices of the Daily Planet newspaper, and a restaurant where Kent and Lois are having dinner

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White, Ralph Renson, The Invisible Man, Parker

Listen for: The invisible man's voice as he warns Kent and Lois to drop the campaign against Parker

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.