The Radar Rocket Part 20: The Adventures of Superman (March 14, 1946)

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“The Radar Rocket Part 20” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 14, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Superman rescues Jimmy Olsen, Poco, and Professor Twiddle from a flooded tunnel beneath the moon's surface, after the little moon dwellers accidentally let the water in. Poco is made a king, and the group prepares to return to Earth without the radar beam. Back in Metropolis, Superman appears before Jimmy and the professor, who is dictating a book. At the Daily Planet, Perry White receives a call from Dr. Chiwon, an old friend in Chinatown who says he is in trouble, and White and Clark Kent set out to see him. The Adventures of Superman aired on Mutual on March 14, 1946, with the program's usual cast.

The moon's underground city and tunnels, then Metropolis, including the Daily Planet offices and Chinatown.

Characters: Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Professor Twiddle, Poco, Perry White, Clark Kent, Dr. Chiwon, Rusty

Listen for: Superman's return from the moon and the call from Dr. Chiwon that sends Perry White and Clark Kent to Chinatown.

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.