What happens
Superman, the alter ego of reporter Clark Kent, goes after the vulture, a criminal mastermind who has captured Jimmy Olsen and kept him at his hideout. The vulture has mailed the Daily Planet a recording meant to make Clark Kent, Perry White and Lois Lane believe Jimmy is being tortured. Clark and Perry are distraught as they listen to it in the editor's office. The recording contains phrases spoken by Jimmy during an earlier conversation, which the vulture carefully arranged. Perry White begs Clark to stop the record, and the vulture's threat is made clear. Superman, who has his own powers, then appears on the trail, determined to find Jimmy. The Adventures of Superman is a radio serial, and this installment is part thirteen of the story The Tin Men. The original air date is January 20, 1943.
Metropolis: the Daily Planet offices, police headquarters, and the vulture's hideout
Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, The Vulture, Perry White, Lois Lane, Inspector Henderson, Judson
Listen for: The vulture's recording of Jimmy's voice and Superman's remark about the vulture being too clever
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.