The Phantom of the Sea - Part 08: The Adventures of Superman (May 7, 1947)

“The Phantom of the Sea - Part 08” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 7, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Lois Lane and Horatio Horn investigate a supposed sea monster off a Canadian fishing village. They uncover a hidden two-way radio in the shack of local fisherman Ike Barnaby, who catches them in the act and threatens them. Barnaby reveals that he has been talking with a man named Andrews and drives the reporters to a hidden cove, where he tells them they are to be fed to the monster. Superman is on his way back to the village, unaware of their situation. This is part eight of the Adventures of Superman radio series, first broadcast on May 7, 1947.

A small fishing village on the Canadian coast of St. Selmo, a fisherman's shack, a hidden cove, and a fishing bank where a disguised crawler is anchored

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

Listen for: Barnaby's walkie-talkie exchange with Andrews, and his threat to feed Lois and Horatio to the monster

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.