The Super Sleuth Part 02: The Adventures of Superman (July 23, 1946)

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“The Super Sleuth Part 02” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 23, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Herbert Corkins, a famous Scotland Yard detective, is convinced that reporter Clark Kent is Superman. At the Daily Planet he demands a blood test to prove it, and Kent reluctantly agrees to submit. Kent's colleague Lois Lane is drawn into the affair when Corkins meets her at a restaurant and lays out his theory. The Adventures of Superman is a radio series, and this episode is part two of the story, first broadcast on July 23, 1946.

The Metropolis Daily Planet newspaper office and a restaurant in Metropolis

Characters: Clark Kent, Herbert Corkins, Lois Lane

Listen for: Corkins's blood test challenge to Clark Kent in the office, and his plan to involve Lois Lane

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.