The Mystery Ship Part 07: The Adventures of Superman (December 31, 1942)

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“The Mystery Ship Part 07” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 31, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White and Jimmy Olsen are returning to Metropolis by clipper after their discovery of the deserted tanker. On board, Kent becomes convinced that the bearded, monocled Englishman traveling with a great dane is not the famous dog breeder Sir Alfred Tracita, whom he met years earlier in America. Lois confronts the man in his cabin and demands to know who he really is and why he is posing as Tracita. The group tries to learn what the man is planning. This is the tenth installment of The Adventures of Superman, first aired on December 31, 1942.

A clipper flying back to Metropolis after the discovery of the deserted tanker

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Sir Alfred Tracita

Listen for: Clark Kent's recognition that the Englishman is not Sir Alfred Tracita, and Lois Lane's confrontation in the cabin

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.