The Man Without a Face - Part 01: The Adventures of Superman (March 18, 1947)

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“The Man Without a Face - Part 01” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 18, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Lois Lane are asked to meet the young son of Hobie Taylor, a murdered foreign correspondent, when he arrives on the liner Nautilus. The boy, Bucky Taylor, is believed to know something about a story his father died for. Before this, Clark Kent had been caught with District Attorney Agnew by Vincent Kirby's henchmen, and Kirby and his followers were tried and sentenced. Now, aboard the ship, Clark and Lois learn from Captain Barker that Bucky has vanished, and the episode ends on this mystery.

Metropolis, including Vincent Kirby's home and library, the city jail and courtroom, the pier, and the liner Nautilus.

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Jimmy Olsen, District Attorney Agnew, Vincent Kirby, Captain Barker, Bucky Taylor

Listen for: Captain Barker reveals that Bucky Taylor has disappeared from the Nautilus.

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.