The Man Without a Face - Part 11: The Adventures of Superman (April 1, 1947)

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“The Man Without a Face - Part 11” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 1, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and young Bucky Teller search the membership lists of the World Peace Organization in Metropolis for names that Bucky's late father, Daily Planet correspondent Hobie Taylor, once mentioned. Bucky recalls two names, Renasi and Salim Shah, but Clark finds it hard to believe that such respected peace leaders could be linked to a plot. Meanwhile, the man without a face meets with his henchmen and reviews their plans to discredit the organization. Clark sets out to test a new theory about the names, and the episode ends with the plot's first step set for that night.

Metropolis, at the World Peace Organization headquarters and in a fashionable suburban house

Characters: Clark Kent, Bucky Teller, The Man Without a Face, Bexon, Milch

Listen for: The two names Bucky recalls, Renasi and Salim Shah, and Clark's reaction to them

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.