The Mystery Of The Dragons Teeth Part 01: The Adventures of Superman (March 15, 1946)

“The Mystery Of The Dragons Teeth Part 01” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 15, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and his editor Perry White travel to the Chinese quarter of the city after receiving an urgent summons from Dr. Chi Wan, a scholar and collector of Oriental art. Dr. Wan explains that he owns six of the ten jade teeth of a sacred green dragon, which are said to grant everlasting life. He reveals that a group of fascists wants them and has already threatened him. After someone throws a knife at the pair in a dark hallway, Dr. Wan entrusts the jade teeth to them and offers Perry White tea from a special blend. The episode ends on a cliffhanger, with Perry White collapsing after the tea cup falls from his hand.

A dark, narrow Chinese section of a city, and an apartment above a jewelry store, at night.

Characters: Clark Kent, Perry White, Dr. Chi Wan

Listen for: Dr. Chi Wan's account of the jade dragon teeth and the threat against him, and the tea that Perry White drinks.

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.