The Space Shell Part 06: The Adventures of Superman (February 19, 1945)

“The Space Shell Part 06” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 19, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Superman searches the sky for the Space Shell, which carries Jimmy Olsen and Professor Pocoff thousands of miles away after their fuel runs low and the craft begins to plummet. Meanwhile in the Arctic, two young Eskimo, Utak and his sister Nuliya, rescue the unconscious Jimmy and Pocoff from the wreck and take them to their igloo. The pair wake to learn they are at the North Pole and that the region is under the control of German occupiers, who guard the radio and watch the native people closely. Jimmy and Pocoff plan an escape, but the Germans have begun to arrive, and the episode ends with the newcomers waiting for what comes next. The series The Adventures of Superman was broadcast in the 1940s.

The Space Shell's flight over the skies above Metropolis and the Arctic, and an igloo at the North Pole occupied by German forces

Characters: Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Professor Pocoff, Utak, Nuliya, Harry Simmons

Listen for: Pocoff and Jimmy learning from Utak and Nuliya about the German occupation, and their plan to escape before the enemy troops arrive

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.