The Phantom of the Sea - Part 03: The Adventures of Superman (April 30, 1947)

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“The Phantom of the Sea - Part 03” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 30, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Lois Lane and Horatio Horn hire a boat to investigate a sea monster that has frightened a fishing fleet off the Canadian coast. The boat is rammed and capsized, leaving the two reporters and Captain Marvel clinging to the wreckage in cold water. At the Daily Planet, Clark Kent grows anxious as the editor, Perry White, waits for news. Clark changes into Superman and flies to the village of San Salmo, where he learns from the hotel clerk that the boat has not returned. Superman heads out over the North Atlantic to search for the missing trio.

The North Atlantic off the Canadian coast near the fishing village of San Salmo, and the Daily Planet office in Metropolis

Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Horatio Horn, Captain Marvel, Perry White, Ike Barnaby

Listen for: The capsizing of the boat, Clark's phone call with Perry White, and Superman's search over the open water

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.