The Invisible Man - Pt 04: The Adventures of Superman (November 18, 1940)

“The Invisible Man - Pt 04” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 18, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Lois Lane are campaigning with editor Perry White and former assistant district attorney Ralph Renson to oust District Attorney Parker from office. An invisible man, whose voice warns them off, has already tried to blow up the Daily Planet. When the mayor withdraws his support after a phone call about a family accident, the group searches his office and finds a hidden eavesdropping device. Kent is revealed as having been on a fire escape, and the others resolve to press on. Parker then hires the invisible man to stop the campaign by targeting White and Lane as they drive to the governor's mansion, about 140 miles away.

A city office and the Daily Planet, then a highway at night on the road to the governor's mansion

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

Listen for: The invisible man's voice and the hidden device found in the mayor's office

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.