The Secret Letter - Part 06: The Adventures of Superman (December 2, 1946)

“The Secret Letter - Part 06” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 2, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne, who is secretly Batman, face a threat after a letter revealing Kent as Superman falls into the hands of two pickpockets. The pickpockets rig a dynamite charge in Kent's telephone, and Wayne, answering the call, is caught in the blast. Kent and Wayne stage a story that Kent was seriously injured, hoping the pickpockets will believe it and drop their claim that he is Superman. A glove dropped on the fire escape is found by the police, and Kent realizes it may carry fingerprints that could link the case to Superman. The episode is part six of the serial The Adventures of Superman, first broadcast on December 2, 1946.

Clark Kent's apartment in Metropolis, and the city streets outside

Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Batman, Superman, Inspector Henderson, Eyebrows, Buster

Listen for: The staged news bulletin that Kent was seriously injured, and the discovery of the glove on the fire escape

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.