The Mystery Of The Dragons Teeth Part 04: The Adventures of Superman (March 20, 1946)

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“The Mystery Of The Dragons Teeth Part 04” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 20, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Lois Lane and Clark Kent investigate the murder of Dr. Chi Wan, a scholar who guarded a sixteenth-century piece of carved jade said to hold the secret of everlasting life. Harry White, recovering from a poisoned tea, tells them the doctor had warned him of his death. Lois notes that Superman was alone with Dr. Wan shortly before the killing and suspects he knows more than he has said. Clark disagrees, and the two reporters clash over the matter. Their editor, Perry White, agrees to print an appeal calling on Superman to come forward. A reply then arrives from someone claiming knowledge of the murder and asking to meet at a deserted house. This episode is part four of the serial The Mystery of the Dragon's Teeth. The original air date was March 20, 1946.

Metropolis, including the offices of the Daily Planet, Dr. Wan's apartment in Chinatown, and a deserted house in Midville

Characters: Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Perry White, Harry White, Superman, Dr. Chi Wan, Jimmy Olsen, Carl Shorter

Listen for: Lois's suspicion that Superman knows the killer, and the reply to the newspaper appeal arranging a meeting at a deserted house

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.