The Phantom of the Sea - Part 02: The Adventures of Superman (April 29, 1947)

“The Phantom of the Sea - Part 02” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 29, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Lois Lane and reporter Ratio Horn travel to the fishing village of San Salmo on Canada's Atlantic coast, where villagers are terrified of something in the deep waters offshore. Captain Jonathan Marble agrees to take them to the fishing grounds in his boat, the Nancy Ruth, warning them of the danger. Back in Metropolis, Clark Kent is held in the office of editor Perry White, who doubts Lois's story but senses something important is behind it. Aboard the boat, the fog begins to lift and the group nears the spot where the creature was last seen. This is the second part of the Superman serial, broadcast on April 29, 1947, featuring the series' regular cast.

The fishing village of San Salmo on the Canadian Atlantic coast, the fishing grounds offshore, and the Daily Planet office in Metropolis

Characters: Lois Lane, Ratio Horn, Captain Jonathan Marble, Clark Kent, Perry White

Listen for: The sudden appearance of a huge red-eyed creature in the sea as Captain Marble's boat nears the fishing banks

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.