The Space Shell Part 09: The Adventures of Superman (February 22, 1945)

“The Space Shell Part 09” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 22, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jimmy Olsen and Poco, captured by a German garrison near the North Pole, face execution while their Eskimo friend Utak plans an escape. Jimmy and Utak devise a desperate scheme to lure a German corporal into an igloo and take his uniform. Meanwhile Superman, having returned to the American base on Iceland, speaks with Vice Admiral Edward Martin about mysterious explosive icebergs drifting into convoy lanes. He vows to trace them to their source and then search for his missing friends. This episode is part of The Adventures of Superman radio series and was first broadcast on February 22, 1945.

The North Pole region, a German garrison with snow walls and igloos, and an American base on Iceland in the North Atlantic.

Characters: Jimmy Olsen, Poco, Utak, Superman, Vice Admiral Edward Martin, Dan McCullough, Eddie

Listen for: Jimmy and Utak's plan to disguise Utak in a German uniform, and Superman's discussion with Admiral Martin about the explosive icebergs.

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.