The Radar Rocket Part 15: The Adventures of Superman (March 7, 1946)

“The Radar Rocket Part 15” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 7, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Superman, Jimmy Olsen and Professor Twiddle search for the missing Poco, who has vanished from the radar rocket on the Moon. Deep beneath the surface they follow a dark, winding tunnel, finding strange hairy tracks and drill holes that suggest the moon dwellers may have taken him. Their search leads them toward a lit underground settlement guarded by a moat, where two huge shaggy beasts with long necks and tusks charge at them. The Adventures of Superman is a radio series, and this episode aired on March 7, 1946.

The Moon, in a pitch-black cave and a dark tunnel beneath its surface, leading to a moon dweller settlement.

Characters: Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Professor Twiddle, Poco, Rusty, Dan McCullough

Listen for: The roaring of the two huge beasts as they charge at Superman and Jimmy near the moat.

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.